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San Fernando, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District #416 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,117 per pupil, Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District ranks #708 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 346 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 $16,117 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 23.0% local, 54.2% state, and 22.8% 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 #416 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 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District a distant remainder — means Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy 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.
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.2% 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.
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District is typically wider than the Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter 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 Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District?
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 346 students.
How much does Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District spend per student?
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District spends $16,117 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #416 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District?
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District students are 96.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District?
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #416 out of 1517 districts in California.