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An equity score of 63/100 ranks Kipp Ignite Academy District #431 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,834 per pupil, Kipp Ignite Academy District ranks #409 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Ignite Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 413 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,834 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 19.4% local, 53.1% state, and 27.5% 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 63/100, ranked #431 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 224:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 53.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.3% Hispanic or Latino, 40.2% African American, 0.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kipp Ignite Academy, enrolling 448 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kipp Ignite Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Kipp Ignite Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Ignite Academy District a distant remainder — means Kipp Ignite 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 Ignite Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 91.5% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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 Ignite Academy District student-counselor ratio is 224:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Kipp Ignite Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 53.3% — 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 Kipp Ignite Academy District?
Kipp Ignite Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 413 students.
How much does Kipp Ignite Academy District spend per student?
Kipp Ignite Academy District spends $17,834 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #431 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Ignite Academy District?
Kipp Ignite Academy District students are 56.3% Hispanic or Latino, 40.2% African American, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Ignite Academy District?
Kipp Ignite Academy District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #431 out of 1517 districts in California.