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An equity score of 76/100 ranks Para Los Ninos Middle District #154 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,233 per pupil, Para Los Ninos Middle District ranks #287 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Para Los Ninos Middle District operates 1 public schools serving 298 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,233 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.2% local, 46.8% state, and 27.0% 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 76/100, ranked #154 of 1517 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.
a 305:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 33.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, 2.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Para Los Ninos Middle, enrolling 305 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Para Los Ninos Middle accounts for 100.0% of all Para Los Ninos Middle District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Para Los Ninos Middle District a distant remainder — means Para Los Ninos Middle District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Para Los Ninos Middle District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.9% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Para Los Ninos Middle District student-counselor ratio is 305:1 — 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 Para Los Ninos Middle District is typically wider than the Para Los Ninos Middle District-aggregate figure suggests.
Para Los Ninos Middle District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.4% — 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 Para Los Ninos Middle 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 Para Los Ninos Middle District?
Para Los Ninos Middle District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 298 students.
How much does Para Los Ninos Middle District spend per student?
Para Los Ninos Middle District spends $19,233 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #154 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Para Los Ninos Middle District?
Para Los Ninos Middle District students are 94.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, 2.3% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Para Los Ninos Middle District?
Para Los Ninos Middle District has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #154 out of 1517 districts in California.