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Arcata, California - 1 schools
At $12,485 per pupil, Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District ranks #1521 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
154
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$12,485
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 154 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 Humboldt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,485 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 33.9% local, 57.2% state, and 8.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), . Demographically, the student body averages 69.2% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy accounts for 76.6% of all Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District a distant remainder — means Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy 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.
Comparisons are relative to Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy 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 Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District?
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 154 students.
How much does Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District spend per student?
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District spends $12,485 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District?
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District students are 69.2% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.