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An equity score of 44/100 ranks Rocketship Alma Academy District #915 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,527 per pupil, Rocketship Alma Academy District ranks #634 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rocketship Alma Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 515 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 Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,527 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 33.7% local, 47.9% state, and 18.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 44/100, ranked #915 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 287.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 37.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% African American, 3.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rocketship Alma Academy, enrolling 532 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rocketship Alma Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Rocketship Alma Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rocketship Alma Academy District a distant remainder — means Rocketship Alma Academy 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.
Rocketship Alma Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.9% 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.
Rocketship Alma Academy District student-counselor ratio is 288:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Rocketship Alma Academy District is typically wider than the Rocketship Alma Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Rocketship Alma Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Rocketship Alma 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 Rocketship Alma Academy District?
Rocketship Alma Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 515 students.
How much does Rocketship Alma Academy District spend per student?
Rocketship Alma Academy District spends $16,527 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #915 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Rocketship Alma Academy District?
Rocketship Alma Academy District students are 84.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% African American, 3.8% Asian, 1.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rocketship Alma Academy District?
Rocketship Alma Academy District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #915 out of 1517 districts in California.