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Richmond, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District #1204 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,884 per pupil, Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District ranks #1441 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District operates 1 public schools serving 502 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 Contra Costa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,884 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.4% local, 63.8% state, and 11.8% 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 32/100, ranked #1204 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 51.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 2.4% African American across the district's schools.
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez accounts for 97.6% of all Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District a distant remainder — means Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez 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.
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.9% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District chronic absenteeism rate is 51.6% — 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 Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez 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 Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District?
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 502 students.
How much does Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District spend per student?
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District spends $12,884 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #1204 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District?
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District students are 89.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 2.4% African American, 1.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District?
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #1204 out of 1517 districts in California.