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An equity score of 17/100 ranks Monterey Bay Charter District #1466 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,550 per pupil, Monterey Bay Charter District ranks #1504 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Monterey Bay Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 474 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 Monterey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,550 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 49.2% local, 45.1% state, and 5.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #1466 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 475:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.7% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Monterey Bay Charter, enrolling 475 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Monterey Bay Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Monterey Bay Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Monterey Bay Charter District a distant remainder — means Monterey Bay Charter 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.
Monterey Bay Charter District student-counselor ratio is 475:1 — 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.
Monterey Bay Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 Monterey Bay Charter District is typically wider than the Monterey Bay Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Monterey Bay Charter 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 Monterey Bay Charter District?
Monterey Bay Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 474 students.
How much does Monterey Bay Charter District spend per student?
Monterey Bay Charter District spends $12,550 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #1466 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Monterey Bay Charter District?
Monterey Bay Charter District students are 54.7% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Monterey Bay Charter District?
Monterey Bay Charter District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #1466 out of 1517 districts in California.