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Altadena, California - 1 schools
At $13,702 per pupil, Pasadena Rosebud Academy District ranks #1274 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pasadena Rosebud Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 152 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,702 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 49.7% local, 49.3% state, and 1.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 40.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.7% African American, 33.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pasadena Rosebud Academy, enrolling 169 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pasadena Rosebud Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Pasadena Rosebud Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pasadena Rosebud Academy District a distant remainder — means Pasadena Rosebud Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Pasadena Rosebud Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.8% 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 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.
Pasadena Rosebud Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.2% — 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 Pasadena Rosebud 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 Pasadena Rosebud Academy District?
Pasadena Rosebud Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 152 students.
How much does Pasadena Rosebud Academy District spend per student?
Pasadena Rosebud Academy District spends $13,702 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Pasadena Rosebud Academy District?
Pasadena Rosebud Academy District students are 49.7% African American, 33.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.