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Novato, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 9/100 ranks Novato Charter District #1510 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,479 per pupil, Novato Charter District ranks #1765 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Novato Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 266 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 Marin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,479 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.7% local, 44.7% state, and 3.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 9/100, ranked #1510 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 1076:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 3.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.4% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Novato Charter, enrolling 269 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Novato Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Novato Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Novato Charter District a distant remainder — means Novato 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.
Novato Charter District student-counselor ratio is 1076:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Novato Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.7% — 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.
Novato Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 266 students.
How much does Novato Charter District spend per student?
Novato Charter District spends $10,479 per student. The district has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #1510 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Novato Charter District?
Novato Charter District students are 65.4% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Novato Charter District?
Novato Charter District has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #1510 out of 1517 districts in California.