An equity score of 71/100 ranks Magnolia Science Academy 5 District #270 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,029 per pupil, Magnolia Science Academy 5 District ranks #817 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District operates 1 public schools serving 238 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,029 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 20.1% local, 65.4% state, and 14.5% 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 71/100, ranked #270 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 218:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 6.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Magnolia Science Academy 5, enrolling 218 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Magnolia Science Academy 5 accounts for 91.6% of all Magnolia Science Academy 5 District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Magnolia Science Academy 5 District a distant remainder — means Magnolia Science Academy 5 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.
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District reports 68.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District student-counselor ratio is 218:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.7% — 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 Magnolia Science Academy 5 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 Magnolia Science Academy 5 District?
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 238 students.
How much does Magnolia Science Academy 5 District spend per student?
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District spends $18,029 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #270 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Magnolia Science Academy 5 District?
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District students are 83.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 6.0% White, 1.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Magnolia Science Academy 5 District?
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #270 out of 1526 districts in California.