Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
San Carlos, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks San Carlos Charter Learning Center District #1253 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,778 per pupil, San Carlos Charter Learning Center District ranks #1014 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
356
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$14,778
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District operates 1 public schools serving 356 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 San Mateo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,778 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 86.4% local, 10.3% state, and 3.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #1253 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 754:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.4% White, 26.8% Asian, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
San Carlos Charter Learning Center accounts for 100.0% of all San Carlos Charter Learning Center District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of San Carlos Charter Learning Center District a distant remainder — means San Carlos Charter Learning Center 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.
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District student-counselor ratio is 754:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to San Carlos Charter Learning Center District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
Nearby Districts in California
Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.
How many schools are in San Carlos Charter Learning Center District?
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 356 students.
How much does San Carlos Charter Learning Center District spend per student?
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District spends $14,778 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1253 in California.
What is the demographic composition of San Carlos Charter Learning Center District?
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District students are 46.4% White, 26.8% Asian, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for San Carlos Charter Learning Center District?
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1253 out of 1517 districts in California.