An equity score of 53/100 ranks Sacramento Charter High District #693 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,556 per pupil, Sacramento Charter High District ranks #547 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sacramento Charter High District operates 1 public schools serving 365 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Sacramento County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,556 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 22.7% local, 69.5% state, and 7.8% 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 53/100, ranked #693 of 1526 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 206.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.9% African American, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sacramento Charter High, enrolling 413 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sacramento Charter High accounts for 100.0% of all Sacramento Charter High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sacramento Charter High District a distant remainder — means Sacramento Charter High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Sacramento Charter High District reports 63.8% 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.
Sacramento Charter High District student-counselor ratio is 207:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Sacramento Charter High District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.0% — 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 Sacramento Charter High 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 Sacramento Charter High District?
Sacramento Charter High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 365 students.
How much does Sacramento Charter High District spend per student?
Sacramento Charter High District spends $19,556 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #693 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sacramento Charter High District?
Sacramento Charter High District students are 57.9% African American, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sacramento Charter High District?
Sacramento Charter High District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #693 out of 1526 districts in California.