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An equity score of 47/100 ranks Kipp Sol Academy District #849 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,886 per pupil, Kipp Sol Academy District ranks #993 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Sol Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 494 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 $14,886 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 22.0% local, 57.6% state, and 20.4% 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 47/100, ranked #849 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 232.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kipp Sol Academy, enrolling 465 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kipp Sol Academy accounts for 94.1% of all Kipp Sol Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Sol Academy District a distant remainder — means Kipp Sol 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 Sol Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.4% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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 Sol Academy District student-counselor ratio is 233:1 — 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 Sol Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Kipp Sol Academy District?
Kipp Sol Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 494 students.
How much does Kipp Sol Academy District spend per student?
Kipp Sol Academy District spends $14,886 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #849 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Sol Academy District?
Kipp Sol Academy District students are 98.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Sol Academy District?
Kipp Sol Academy District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #849 out of 1517 districts in California.