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Los Angeles, California - 1 schools
At $11,187 per pupil, Matrix for Success Academy District ranks #1692 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
170
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$11,187
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Matrix for Success Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 170 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $11,187 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.0% local, 64.5% state, and 10.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 259:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 78.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American, 1.5% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Matrix for Success Academy, enrolling 259 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Matrix for Success Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Matrix for Success Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Matrix for Success Academy District a distant remainder — means Matrix for Success Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Matrix for Success Academy District reports 92.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Matrix for Success Academy District student-counselor ratio is 259:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Matrix for Success Academy District is typically wider than the Matrix for Success Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Matrix for Success Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 78.4% — 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 Matrix for Success 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 Matrix for Success Academy District?
Matrix for Success Academy District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 170 students.
How much does Matrix for Success Academy District spend per student?
Matrix for Success Academy District spends $11,187 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Matrix for Success Academy District?
Matrix for Success Academy District students are 92.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American, 1.5% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.