An equity score of 30/100 ranks Literacy First Charter District #1247 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,951 per pupil, Literacy First Charter District ranks #1700 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,972
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$12,951
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Literacy First Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 1,972 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 $12,951 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.6% local, 70.0% state, and 5.4% 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 30/100, ranked #1247 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably less 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 (13 AP courses district-wide), a 1080:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.1% Asian, 31.7% White, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Literacy First Charter, enrolling 2,160 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Literacy First Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Literacy First Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Literacy First Charter District a distant remainder — means Literacy First Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Literacy First Charter District reports 50.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Literacy First Charter District student-counselor ratio is 1080:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Literacy First Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.1% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Literacy First Charter 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 Literacy First Charter District?
Literacy First Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,972 students.
How much does Literacy First Charter District spend per student?
Literacy First Charter District spends $12,951 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1247 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Literacy First Charter District?
Literacy First Charter District students are 42.1% Asian, 31.7% White, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Literacy First Charter District?
Literacy First Charter District has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1247 out of 1526 districts in California.