An equity score of 58/100 ranks Puente Charter District #568 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,943 per pupil, Puente Charter District ranks #648 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$18,943
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Puente Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 297 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 $18,943 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 25.5% local, 64.0% state, and 10.5% 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 58/100, ranked #568 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.
a 600:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Puente Charter, enrolling 300 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Puente Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Puente Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Puente Charter District a distant remainder — means Puente Charter 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.
Puente Charter District reports 72.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Puente Charter District student-counselor ratio is 600:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Puente Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — 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 Puente Charter District is typically wider than the Puente Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Puente Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 297 students.
How much does Puente Charter District spend per student?
Puente Charter District spends $18,943 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #568 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Puente Charter District?
Puente Charter District students are 98.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White, 0.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Puente Charter District?
Puente Charter District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #568 out of 1526 districts in California.