An equity score of 75/100 ranks Mission Academy District #180 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $40,688 per pupil, Mission Academy District ranks #31 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mission Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 384 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 $40,688 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.3% local, 86.1% state, and 8.7% 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 75/100, ranked #180 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.
and 60.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% White, 7.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mission Academy, enrolling 694 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mission Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Mission Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mission Academy District a distant remainder — means Mission 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.
Mission Academy District reports 74.5% 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.
Mission Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 60.5% — 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.
Mission Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 384 students.
How much does Mission Academy District spend per student?
Mission Academy District spends $40,688 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #180 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Mission Academy District?
Mission Academy District students are 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% White, 7.5% African American, 2.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mission Academy District?
Mission Academy District has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #180 out of 1526 districts in California.