An equity score of 64/100 ranks Port of Los Angeles High District #412 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,791 per pupil, Port of Los Angeles High District ranks #673 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
928
Total Enrollment
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$18,791
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Port of Los Angeles High District operates 1 public schools serving 928 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $18,791 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 29.0% local, 58.8% state, and 12.2% 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 64/100, ranked #412 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 152.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% White, 3.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Port of Los Angeles High, enrolling 916 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Port of Los Angeles High accounts for 98.7% of all Port of Los Angeles High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Port of Los Angeles High District a distant remainder — means Port of Los Angeles High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Port of Los Angeles High District reports 56.4% 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.
Port of Los Angeles High District student-counselor ratio is 153:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Port of Los Angeles High District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Port of Los Angeles High District is typically wider than the Port of Los Angeles High District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Port of Los Angeles High 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 Port of Los Angeles High District?
Port of Los Angeles High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 928 students.
How much does Port of Los Angeles High District spend per student?
Port of Los Angeles High District spends $18,791 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #412 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Port of Los Angeles High District?
Port of Los Angeles High District students are 80.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% White, 3.9% Asian, 2.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Port of Los Angeles High District?
Port of Los Angeles High District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #412 out of 1526 districts in California.