Luis Valdez Leadership Academy

Listed by NCES as Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District (district ID 0602038)

Public school district · Santa Clara County · California · NCES district ID 0602038

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy spent $20,941 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 225 students in 2024-25; 66.4% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Luis Valdez Leadership Academy in enrollment (268 to 272 students) and Luis Valdez Leadership Academy itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, FY23Phoenix Charter Academy College View District $22,800; Libertas College Preparatory Charter District $22,204; ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District $22,122; Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District $21,199; Luis Valdez Leadership Academy $20,941; PUC Milagro Charter District $20,478; Shandon Joint Unified $20,122; Soleil Academy $19,179; Sunol Glen School $17,787; Sebastopol Independent Charter District $13,885; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kPhoenix Charter Academy Colleg…$22,800Libertas College Preparatory C…$22,204ICEF View Park Preparatory Mid…$22,122Envision Academy for Arts & Te…$21,199Luis Valdez Leadership Academy$20,941PUC Milagro Charter District$20,478Shandon Joint Unified$20,122Soleil Academy$19,179Sunol Glen School$17,787Sebastopol Independent Charter…$13,885State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, FY23Phoenix Charter Academy College View District $22,800; Libertas College Preparatory Charter District $22,204; ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District $22,122; Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District $21,199; Luis Valdez Leadership Academy $20,941; PUC Milagro Charter District $20,478; Shandon Joint Unified $20,122; Soleil Academy $19,179; Sunol Glen School $17,787; Sebastopol Independent Charter District $13,885; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kPhoenix Charter Academy College Vie…$22,800Libertas College Preparatory Charte…$22,204ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle D…$22,122Envision Academy for Arts & Technol…$21,199Luis Valdez Leadership Academy$20,941PUC Milagro Charter District$20,478Shandon Joint Unified$20,122Soleil Academy$19,179Sunol Glen School$17,787Sebastopol Independent Charter Dist…$13,885State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, FY23Phoenix Charter Academy College View District $22,800; Libertas College Preparatory Charter District $22,204; ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District $22,122; Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District $21,199; Luis Valdez Leadership Academy $20,941; PUC Milagro Charter District $20,478; Shandon Joint Unified $20,122; Soleil Academy $19,179; Sunol Glen School $17,787; Sebastopol Independent Charter District $13,885; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kPhoenix Charter Academy College View Distri…$22,800Libertas College Preparatory Charter Distri…$22,204ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District$22,122Envision Academy for Arts & Technology Dist…$21,199Luis Valdez Leadership Academy$20,941PUC Milagro Charter District$20,478Shandon Joint Unified$20,122Soleil Academy$19,179Sunol Glen School$17,787Sebastopol Independent Charter District$13,885State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, FY23Phoenix Charter Academy College View District $22,800; Libertas College Preparatory Charter District $22,204; ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District $22,122; Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District $21,199; Luis Valdez Leadership Academy $20,941; PUC Milagro Charter District $20,478; Shandon Joint Unified $20,122; Soleil Academy $19,179; Sunol Glen School $17,787; Sebastopol Independent Charter District $13,885; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kPhoenix Charter Academy College View Di…$22,800Libertas College Preparatory Charter Di…$22,204ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle Distr…$22,122Envision Academy for Arts & Technology…$21,199Luis Valdez Leadership Academy$20,941PUC Milagro Charter District$20,478Shandon Joint Unified$20,122Soleil Academy$19,179Sunol Glen School$17,787Sebastopol Independent Charter District$13,885State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$6,835,000 in revenue: 66.4% state, 22.4% local and 11.2% federal. Total spending including $57,000 of capital outlay was $5,712,000, or $21,156 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,539,000; Local $1,532,000; Federal $764,000; total $6,835,000.
  • State$4,539,000 66%
  • Local$1,532,000 22%
  • Federal$764,000 11%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

270 students in 2022-23, 234 students in 2023-24, 225 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232702023-242342024-25225
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232702023-242342024-25225
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232702023-242342024-25225
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232702023-242342024-25225

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327016.716.2
2023-2423414.216.5
2024-2522513.217.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 85 students in Luis Valdez Leadership Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate95% or more86.2%
Students in the class85495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 225 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy22517.075.1%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Luis Valdez Leadership Academy

  1. California districts by spending per studentLuis Valdez Leadership Academy ranks 307 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,941).#307 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaLuis Valdez Leadership Academy is the number 1,451 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 270 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,451 of 1,991
  3. ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle DistrictThe next larger California district: 271 students in fall 2022, $22,122 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,122
  4. Sebastopol Independent Charter DistrictThe next smaller California district: 269 students in fall 2022, $13,885 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,885
  5. Compare Luis Valdez Leadership Academy with ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, its largest high school225 students in 2024-25, 17.0 per teacher.225
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Luis Valdez Leadership Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Luis Valdez Leadership Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 225 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Luis Valdez Leadership Academy spend per student?
    $20,941 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,666 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Luis Valdez Leadership Academy's money come from?
    $6,835,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 66.4% state, 22.4% local and 11.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Luis Valdez Leadership Academy?
    95% or more of the 85 students in Luis Valdez Leadership Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Luis Valdez Leadership Academy's NCES district ID?
    0602038. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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