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Santa Cruz, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Pacific Collegiate Charter District #1203 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,480 per pupil, Pacific Collegiate Charter District ranks #1523 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pacific Collegiate Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 533 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 Cruz County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,480 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 62.1% local, 35.7% state, and 2.2% 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 32/100, ranked #1203 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 268:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 6.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.9% White, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pacific Collegiate Charter, enrolling 536 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pacific Collegiate Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Pacific Collegiate Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pacific Collegiate Charter District a distant remainder — means Pacific Collegiate Charter 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.
Pacific Collegiate Charter District student-counselor ratio is 268:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Pacific Collegiate Charter District is typically wider than the Pacific Collegiate Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Pacific Collegiate Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.5% — 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 Collegiate 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 Pacific Collegiate Charter District?
Pacific Collegiate Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 533 students.
How much does Pacific Collegiate Charter District spend per student?
Pacific Collegiate Charter District spends $12,480 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #1203 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Pacific Collegiate Charter District?
Pacific Collegiate Charter District students are 61.9% White, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pacific Collegiate Charter District?
Pacific Collegiate Charter District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #1203 out of 1517 districts in California.