An equity score of 74/100 ranks Making Waves Academy District #195 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,069 per pupil, Making Waves Academy District ranks #237 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,124
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$23,069
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Making Waves Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 1,124 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 Contra Costa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,069 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 48.6% local, 40.7% state, and 10.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 74/100, ranked #195 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 (7 AP courses district-wide), and 59.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% African American, 3.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Making Waves Academy, enrolling 1,078 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Making Waves Academy accounts for 95.9% of all Making Waves Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Making Waves Academy District a distant remainder — means Making Waves Academy 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.
Making Waves Academy District reports 66.3% 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.
Making Waves Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 59.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Making Waves 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 Making Waves Academy District?
Making Waves Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,124 students.
How much does Making Waves Academy District spend per student?
Making Waves Academy District spends $23,069 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #195 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Making Waves Academy District?
Making Waves Academy District students are 87.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% African American, 3.9% Asian, 1.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Making Waves Academy District?
Making Waves Academy District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #195 out of 1526 districts in California.