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Los Angeles, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks La's Promise Charter High #1 District #395 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,753 per pupil, La's Promise Charter High #1 District ranks #173 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
La's Promise Charter High #1 District operates 1 public schools serving 224 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $21,753 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.8% local, 53.3% state, and 16.9% 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 65/100, ranked #395 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 409:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% African American across the district's schools.
Russell Westbrook Why Not? High accounts for 100.0% of all La's Promise Charter High #1 District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of La's Promise Charter High #1 District a distant remainder — means La's Promise Charter High #1 District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
La's Promise Charter High #1 District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.5% 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). 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.
La's Promise Charter High #1 District student-counselor ratio is 409:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
La's Promise Charter High #1 District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — 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 La's Promise Charter High #1 District is typically wider than the La's Promise Charter High #1 District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to La's Promise Charter High #1 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 La's Promise Charter High #1 District?
La's Promise Charter High #1 District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 224 students.
How much does La's Promise Charter High #1 District spend per student?
La's Promise Charter High #1 District spends $21,753 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #395 in California.
What is the demographic composition of La's Promise Charter High #1 District?
La's Promise Charter High #1 District students are 83.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for La's Promise Charter High #1 District?
La's Promise Charter High #1 District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #395 out of 1517 districts in California.