An equity score of 58/100 ranks Palm Lane Elementary Charter District #569 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,985 per pupil, Palm Lane Elementary Charter District ranks #823 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Palm Lane Elementary Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 273 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,985 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.9% local, 48.3% state, and 9.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #569 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 43.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White, 2.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Palm Lane Global Academy, enrolling 288 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Palm Lane Global Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Palm Lane Elementary Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Palm Lane Elementary Charter District a distant remainder — means Palm Lane Elementary Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Palm Lane Elementary Charter District reports 79.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Palm Lane Elementary Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 43.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Palm Lane Elementary 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 Palm Lane Elementary Charter District?
Palm Lane Elementary Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 273 students.
How much does Palm Lane Elementary Charter District spend per student?
Palm Lane Elementary Charter District spends $17,985 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #569 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Palm Lane Elementary Charter District?
Palm Lane Elementary Charter District students are 80.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White, 2.8% Asian, 2.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Palm Lane Elementary Charter District?
Palm Lane Elementary Charter District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #569 out of 1526 districts in California.