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An equity score of 22/100 ranks Manzanita Public Charter District #1415 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,345 per pupil, Manzanita Public Charter District ranks #1539 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Manzanita Public Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 453 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Santa Barbara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,345 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 34.7% local, 53.6% state, and 11.7% 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 22/100, ranked #1415 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 966:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.4% Hispanic or Latino, 34.4% White, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Manzanita Public Charter, enrolling 483 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Manzanita Public Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Manzanita Public Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Manzanita Public Charter District a distant remainder — means Manzanita Public Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Manzanita Public Charter District student-counselor ratio is 966:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Manzanita Public Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Manzanita Public Charter District is typically wider than the Manzanita Public Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Manzanita Public Charter 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 Manzanita Public Charter District?
Manzanita Public Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 453 students.
How much does Manzanita Public Charter District spend per student?
Manzanita Public Charter District spends $12,345 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #1415 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Manzanita Public Charter District?
Manzanita Public Charter District students are 53.4% Hispanic or Latino, 34.4% White, 1.4% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Manzanita Public Charter District?
Manzanita Public Charter District has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #1415 out of 1517 districts in California.