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An equity score of 50/100 ranks Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District #773 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,667 per pupil, Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District ranks #1037 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 352 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,667 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.2% local, 28.2% state, and 18.6% 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 50/100, ranked #773 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.
a 314:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 65.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy accounts for 89.2% of all Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District a distant remainder — means Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.1% 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.
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District student-counselor ratio is 314:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District is typically wider than the Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 65.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District?
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 352 students.
How much does Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District spend per student?
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District spends $14,667 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #773 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District?
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District students are 86.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District?
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #773 out of 1517 districts in California.