An equity score of 52/100 ranks Kipp Philosophers Academy District #729 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,619 per pupil, Kipp Philosophers Academy District ranks #535 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Philosophers Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 362 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 $19,619 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.9% local, 40.2% state, and 27.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #729 of 1526 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 132.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.1% Hispanic or Latino, 43.6% African American, 2.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kipp Philosophers Academy, enrolling 398 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kipp Philosophers Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Kipp Philosophers Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Philosophers Academy District a distant remainder — means Kipp Philosophers Academy 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.
Kipp Philosophers Academy District reports 90.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Kipp Philosophers Academy District student-counselor ratio is 133:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Kipp Philosophers Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 46.2% — 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 Philosophers 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 Philosophers Academy District?
Kipp Philosophers Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 362 students.
How much does Kipp Philosophers Academy District spend per student?
Kipp Philosophers Academy District spends $19,619 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #729 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Philosophers Academy District?
Kipp Philosophers Academy District students are 52.1% Hispanic or Latino, 43.6% African American, 2.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Philosophers Academy District?
Kipp Philosophers Academy District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #729 out of 1526 districts in California.