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Colton, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Mojave River Academy - National Trails District #822 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,017 per pupil, Mojave River Academy - National Trails District ranks #1202 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mojave River Academy - National Trails District operates 1 public schools serving 655 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 $14,017 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 2.6% local, 91.7% state, and 5.7% 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 48/100, ranked #822 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 400.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% White, 3.3% African American across the district's schools.
Mojave River Academy - National Trails accounts for 100.0% of all Mojave River Academy - National Trails District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mojave River Academy - National Trails District a distant remainder — means Mojave River Academy - National Trails District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Mojave River Academy - National Trails District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Mojave River Academy - National Trails District student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mojave River Academy - National Trails District chronic absenteeism rate is 4.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Mojave River Academy - National Trails 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 - National Trails District?
Mojave River Academy - National Trails District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 655 students.
How much does Mojave River Academy - National Trails District spend per student?
Mojave River Academy - National Trails District spends $14,017 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #822 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Mojave River Academy - National Trails District?
Mojave River Academy - National Trails District students are 73.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% White, 3.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mojave River Academy - National Trails District?
Mojave River Academy - National Trails District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #822 out of 1517 districts in California.