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An equity score of 89/100 ranks Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District #16 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,389 per pupil, Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District ranks #162 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 302 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 $22,389 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 17.0% local, 51.0% state, and 32.0% 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 89/100, ranked #16 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.
a 378.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 0.8% White across the district's schools.
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy accounts for 87.7% of all Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District a distant remainder — means Los Angeles Leadership Primary 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.
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.1% 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.
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District student-counselor ratio is 379:1 — 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.
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy 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 Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District?
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 302 students.
How much does Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District spend per student?
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District spends $22,389 per student. The district has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #16 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District?
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District students are 95.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 0.8% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District?
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #16 out of 1517 districts in California.