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Richmond, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Richmond College Preparatory District #1124 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,144 per pupil, Richmond College Preparatory District ranks #1172 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Richmond College Preparatory District operates 1 public schools serving 562 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 $14,144 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 26.0% local, 61.4% state, and 12.5% 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 36/100, ranked #1124 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 43.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% African American, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Richmond College Preparatory, enrolling 560 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Richmond College Preparatory accounts for 99.6% of all Richmond College Preparatory District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Richmond College Preparatory District a distant remainder — means Richmond College Preparatory 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 College Preparatory District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.6% 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 College Preparatory District chronic absenteeism rate is 43.0% — 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 College Preparatory 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 College Preparatory District?
Richmond College Preparatory District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 562 students.
How much does Richmond College Preparatory District spend per student?
Richmond College Preparatory District spends $14,144 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1124 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Richmond College Preparatory District?
Richmond College Preparatory District students are 80.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% African American, 1.6% Asian, 0.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Richmond College Preparatory District?
Richmond College Preparatory District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1124 out of 1517 districts in California.