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Nevada City, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks John Muir Charter District #638 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,787 per pupil, John Muir Charter District ranks #781 of 1862 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 $15,787 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 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 55/100, ranked #638 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across 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 dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
John Muir Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
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 $15,787 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #638 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 55/100, ranking #638 out of 1517 districts in California.