An equity score of 6/100 ranks Journey District #1522 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,297 per pupil, Journey District ranks #1829 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
582
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Journey District operates 1 public schools serving 582 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,297 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 72.2% local, 21.9% state, and 5.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 6/100, ranked #1522 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.
a 617:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.3% White, 21.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Journey, enrolling 617 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Journey accounts for 100.0% of all Journey District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Journey District a distant remainder — means Journey District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Journey District student-counselor ratio is 617:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted 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.
Journey District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Journey District is typically wider than the Journey District-aggregate figure suggests.
Journey District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 582 students.
How much does Journey District spend per student?
Journey District spends $11,297 per student. The district has an equity score of 6/100, ranking #1522 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Journey District?
Journey District students are 50.3% White, 21.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Journey District?
Journey District has an equity score of 6/100, ranking #1522 out of 1526 districts in California.