At $17,112 per pupil, Pasadena Rosebud Academy District ranks #978 of 1880 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 $17,112 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 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 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.
Pasadena Rosebud Academy District reports 61.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
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 $17,112 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.