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San Diego, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District #1471 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,690 per pupil, Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District ranks #1746 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 239 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,690 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 73.5% local, 22.6% state, and 3.9% 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 17/100, ranked #1471 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.
and 11.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% White, 9.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Old Town Academy K-8 Charter, enrolling 194 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter accounts for 81.2% of all Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District a distant remainder — means Old Town Academy K-8 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.
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Old Town Academy K-8 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 Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District?
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 239 students.
How much does Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District spend per student?
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District spends $10,690 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #1471 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District?
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District students are 45.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% White, 9.3% African American, 4.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District?
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #1471 out of 1517 districts in California.