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West Sacramento, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Sacramento Valley Charter District #979 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,214 per pupil, Sacramento Valley Charter District ranks #1560 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sacramento Valley Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 306 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 Yolo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,214 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 22.5% local, 74.0% state, and 3.4% 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 42/100, ranked #979 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.
a 415:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.4% Asian, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sacramento Valley Charter, enrolling 415 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sacramento Valley Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Sacramento Valley Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sacramento Valley Charter District a distant remainder — means Sacramento Valley Charter 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.
Sacramento Valley Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.6% 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.
Sacramento Valley Charter District student-counselor ratio is 415:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Sacramento Valley Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Sacramento Valley Charter 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 Valley Charter District?
Sacramento Valley Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 306 students.
How much does Sacramento Valley Charter District spend per student?
Sacramento Valley Charter District spends $12,214 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #979 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sacramento Valley Charter District?
Sacramento Valley Charter District students are 89.4% Asian, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White, 0.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sacramento Valley Charter District?
Sacramento Valley Charter District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #979 out of 1517 districts in California.