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At $18,685 per pupil, San Diego Mission Academy District ranks #320 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
San Diego Mission Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 151 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,685 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 4.2% local, 83.8% state, and 12.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 289:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 52.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.8% White, 7.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is San Diego Mission Academy, enrolling 289 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
San Diego Mission Academy accounts for 100.0% of all San Diego Mission Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of San Diego Mission Academy District a distant remainder — means San Diego Mission Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Diego Mission Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
San Diego Mission Academy District student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — 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 San Diego Mission Academy District is typically wider than the San Diego Mission Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
San Diego Mission Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 52.6% — 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 San Diego Mission 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 San Diego Mission Academy District?
San Diego Mission Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 151 students.
How much does San Diego Mission Academy District spend per student?
San Diego Mission Academy District spends $18,685 per student.
What is the demographic composition of San Diego Mission Academy District?
San Diego Mission Academy District students are 49.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.8% White, 7.0% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.