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Oakland, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Oakland Charter High District #948 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,221 per pupil, Oakland Charter High District ranks #1158 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Oakland Charter High District operates 1 public schools serving 417 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,221 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 20.1% local, 63.5% state, and 16.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #948 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 165:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 3.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Oakland Charter High, enrolling 330 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Oakland Charter High accounts for 79.1% of all Oakland Charter High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oakland Charter High District a distant remainder — means Oakland Charter High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Oakland Charter High District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.7% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Oakland Charter High District student-counselor ratio is 165:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Oakland Charter High District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 Oakland Charter High District is typically wider than the Oakland Charter High District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Oakland Charter High 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 Oakland Charter High District?
Oakland Charter High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 417 students.
How much does Oakland Charter High District spend per student?
Oakland Charter High District spends $14,221 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #948 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Oakland Charter High District?
Oakland Charter High District students are 72.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 3.0% African American, 1.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oakland Charter High District?
Oakland Charter High District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #948 out of 1517 districts in California.