An equity score of 29/100 ranks Pacific Coast Academy District #1267 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,974 per pupil, Pacific Coast Academy District ranks #1695 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,891
Total Enrollment
1
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$12,974
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pacific Coast Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 4,891 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,974 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 7.6% local, 82.3% state, and 10.0% 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 29/100, ranked #1267 of 1526 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 2926.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 1.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.9% White, 31.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pacific Coast Academy, enrolling 6,760 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pacific Coast Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Pacific Coast Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pacific Coast Academy District a distant remainder — means Pacific Coast Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Pacific Coast Academy District student-counselor ratio is 2926:1 — 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.
Pacific Coast Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 1.6% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Pacific Coast Academy 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 Pacific Coast Academy District?
Pacific Coast Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,891 students.
How much does Pacific Coast Academy District spend per student?
Pacific Coast Academy District spends $12,974 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #1267 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Pacific Coast Academy District?
Pacific Coast Academy District students are 52.9% White, 31.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pacific Coast Academy District?
Pacific Coast Academy District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #1267 out of 1526 districts in California.