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Reseda, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Magnolia Science Academy District #499 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,838 per pupil, Magnolia Science Academy District ranks #1004 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Magnolia Science Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 694 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 $14,838 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.2% local, 67.8% state, and 12.0% 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 60/100, ranked #499 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 373:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 3.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Magnolia Science Academy, enrolling 746 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Magnolia Science Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Magnolia Science Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Magnolia Science Academy District a distant remainder — means Magnolia Science Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Magnolia Science Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.5% 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 Science Academy District student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — 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.
Magnolia Science Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Magnolia Science Academy District is typically wider than the Magnolia Science Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Magnolia Science 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 Magnolia Science Academy District?
Magnolia Science Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 694 students.
How much does Magnolia Science Academy District spend per student?
Magnolia Science Academy District spends $14,838 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #499 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Magnolia Science Academy District?
Magnolia Science Academy District students are 88.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 3.9% White, 0.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Magnolia Science Academy District?
Magnolia Science Academy District has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #499 out of 1517 districts in California.