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Castaic, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Santa Clarita Valley International District #1047 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,657 per pupil, Santa Clarita Valley International District ranks #1628 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Santa Clarita Valley International District operates 1 public schools serving 766 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,657 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 32.9% local, 61.4% state, and 5.6% 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 39/100, ranked #1047 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 182.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 60.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.4% Hispanic or Latino, 35.7% White, 9.0% African American across the district's schools.
Santa Clarita Valley International accounts for 71.5% of all Santa Clarita Valley International District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Santa Clarita Valley International District a distant remainder — means Santa Clarita Valley International 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.
Santa Clarita Valley International District student-counselor ratio is 183:1 — 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.
Santa Clarita Valley International District chronic absenteeism rate is 60.8% — 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 Santa Clarita Valley International 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 Santa Clarita Valley International District?
Santa Clarita Valley International District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 766 students.
How much does Santa Clarita Valley International District spend per student?
Santa Clarita Valley International District spends $11,657 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1047 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Santa Clarita Valley International District?
Santa Clarita Valley International District students are 40.4% Hispanic or Latino, 35.7% White, 9.0% African American, 5.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Santa Clarita Valley International District?
Santa Clarita Valley International District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1047 out of 1517 districts in California.