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Anaheim, California - 9 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Magnolia Elementary #311 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,544 per pupil, Magnolia Elementary ranks #629 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,001
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$16,544
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Magnolia Elementary operates 9 public schools serving 5,001 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,544 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.4% local, 60.5% state, and 15.1% 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 68/100, ranked #311 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.
and 37.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Walt Disney, with a diversity index of 66.5/100.
Its largest campus is Dr. Peter Marshall, enrolling 714 students (15% of the district's total enrollment).
Magnolia Elementary school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Magnolia Elementary school enrollment ranges from 248 students (lowest) to 714 students (highest), a spread of 466 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Magnolia Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.6% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Magnolia Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4% — 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.