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Lompoc, California - 1 schools
At $13,643 per pupil, Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District ranks #1295 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$13,643
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District operates 1 public schools serving 112 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 Santa Barbara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,643 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 7.8% local, 74.5% state, and 17.7% 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 (11 AP courses district-wide), a 62.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% White, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc, enrolling 125 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc accounts for 100.0% of all Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District a distant remainder — means Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc 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.
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.4% 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.
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District student-counselor ratio is 63:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc 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 Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District?
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 112 students.
How much does Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District spend per student?
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District spends $13,643 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District?
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District students are 73.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.