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Hesperia, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Pathways to College K8 District #152 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,006 per pupil, Pathways to College K8 District ranks #536 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pathways to College K8 District operates 1 public schools serving 372 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 San Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,006 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 5.1% local, 69.8% state, and 25.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 76/100, ranked #152 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.
and 44.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% African American, 6.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pathways to College K8, enrolling 431 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pathways to College K8 accounts for 100.0% of all Pathways to College K8 District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pathways to College K8 District a distant remainder — means Pathways to College K8 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.
Pathways to College K8 District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.9% 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 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.
Pathways to College K8 District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.1% — 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 Pathways to College K8 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 Pathways to College K8 District?
Pathways to College K8 District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 372 students.
How much does Pathways to College K8 District spend per student?
Pathways to College K8 District spends $17,006 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #152 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Pathways to College K8 District?
Pathways to College K8 District students are 82.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% African American, 6.7% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pathways to College K8 District?
Pathways to College K8 District has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #152 out of 1517 districts in California.