An equity score of 41/100 ranks John Muir Charter District #972 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,986 per pupil, John Muir Charter District ranks #1392 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
John Muir Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 558 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Nevada County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,986 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.9% local, 53.7% state, and 2.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 41/100, ranked #972 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 75.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% White, 9.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is John Muir Charter, enrolling 629 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
John Muir Charter accounts for 100.0% of all John Muir Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of John Muir Charter District a distant remainder — means John Muir Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
John Muir Charter District reports 84.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
John Muir Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 75.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in John Muir Charter District?
John Muir Charter District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 558 students.
How much does John Muir Charter District spend per student?
John Muir Charter District spends $14,986 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #972 in California.
What is the demographic composition of John Muir Charter District?
John Muir Charter District students are 73.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% White, 9.0% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for John Muir Charter District?
John Muir Charter District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #972 out of 1526 districts in California.