An equity score of 72/100 ranks Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District #241 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,687 per pupil, Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District ranks #524 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District operates 1 public schools serving 712 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,687 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 26.8% local, 60.8% state, and 12.4% 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 72/100, ranked #241 of 1526 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.
and 44.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% African American, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public accounts for 100.0% of all Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District a distant remainder — means Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public 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.
Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District reports 79.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.4% — 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 Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public 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 Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District?
Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 712 students.
How much does Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District spend per student?
Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District spends $19,687 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #241 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District?
Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District students are 83.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District?
Lodestar: a Lighthouse Community Charter Public District has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #241 out of 1526 districts in California.