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Redding, California - 1 schools
At $15,824 per pupil, Monarch Learning Center District ranks #771 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
85
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$15,824
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Monarch Learning Center District operates 1 public schools serving 85 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 Shasta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,824 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.0% local, 67.3% 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.
and 9.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.8% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Monarch Learning Center, enrolling 85 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Monarch Learning Center accounts for 100.0% of all Monarch Learning Center District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Monarch Learning Center District a distant remainder — means Monarch Learning Center 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.
Monarch Learning Center District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Monarch Learning Center District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.4% — 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 Monarch Learning Center 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 Monarch Learning Center District?
Monarch Learning Center District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 85 students.
How much does Monarch Learning Center District spend per student?
Monarch Learning Center District spends $15,824 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Monarch Learning Center District?
Monarch Learning Center District students are 73.8% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.