At $17,115 per pupil, Mojave River Academy - Marble City District ranks #977 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mojave River Academy - Marble City District operates 1 public schools serving 183 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 San Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,115 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.7% local, 92.7% state, and 5.6% 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 129.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.7% Hispanic or Latino, 37.6% White, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Mojave River Academy - Marble City accounts for 100.0% of all Mojave River Academy - Marble City District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mojave River Academy - Marble City District a distant remainder — means Mojave River Academy - Marble City 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.
Mojave River Academy - Marble City District reports 77.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Mojave River Academy - Marble City District student-counselor ratio is 130:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Mojave River Academy - Marble City District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 Mojave River Academy - Marble City District is typically wider than the Mojave River Academy - Marble City District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mojave River Academy - Marble City 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 Mojave River Academy - Marble City District?
Mojave River Academy - Marble City District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 183 students.
How much does Mojave River Academy - Marble City District spend per student?
Mojave River Academy - Marble City District spends $17,115 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Mojave River Academy - Marble City District?
Mojave River Academy - Marble City District students are 54.7% Hispanic or Latino, 37.6% White, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.