An equity score of 63/100 ranks New Designs Charter District #438 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,590 per pupil, New Designs Charter District ranks #318 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
New Designs Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 744 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 $21,590 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.0% local, 49.5% state, and 28.6% 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 63/100, ranked #438 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 261.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 3.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% African American, 1.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is New Designs Charter, enrolling 784 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
New Designs Charter accounts for 100.0% of all New Designs Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New Designs Charter District a distant remainder — means New Designs Charter 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.
New Designs Charter 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.
New Designs Charter District student-counselor ratio is 261:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within New Designs Charter District is typically wider than the New Designs Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
New Designs Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.1% — 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.
How many schools are in New Designs Charter District?
New Designs Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 744 students.
How much does New Designs Charter District spend per student?
New Designs Charter District spends $21,590 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #438 in California.
What is the demographic composition of New Designs Charter District?
New Designs Charter District students are 79.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% African American, 1.9% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Designs Charter District?
New Designs Charter District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #438 out of 1526 districts in California.