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San Juan Capistrano, California - 1 schools
At $21,589 per pupil, Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District ranks #178 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District operates 1 public schools serving 115 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,589 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.3% local, 83.3% state, and 0.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 185:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 27.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.7% White, 33.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano accounts for 100.0% of all Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District a distant remainder — means Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano 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.
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District student-counselor ratio is 185:1 — 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.
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.0% — 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 Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District is typically wider than the Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano 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 Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District?
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 115 students.
How much does Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District spend per student?
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District spends $21,589 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District?
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District students are 44.7% White, 33.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Asian, 1.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.