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Chula Vista, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District #952 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,985 per pupil, Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District ranks #1209 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District operates 1 public schools serving 393 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $13,985 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 38.3% local, 52.5% state, and 9.2% 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 43/100, ranked #952 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 437:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 0.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Asian, 6.2% White across the district's schools.
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista accounts for 100.0% of all Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District a distant remainder — means Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — 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.
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District chronic absenteeism rate is 0.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista 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 Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District?
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 393 students.
How much does Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District spend per student?
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District spends $13,985 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #952 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District?
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District students are 77.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Asian, 6.2% White, 4.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District?
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #952 out of 1517 districts in California.