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An equity score of 14/100 ranks Santiago Middle District #1489 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,105 per pupil, Santiago Middle District ranks #1703 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Santiago Middle District operates 1 public schools serving 1,079 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,105 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.8% local, 34.6% state, and 7.6% 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 14/100, ranked #1489 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 568.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% White, 5.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Santiago Middle, enrolling 1,137 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Santiago Middle accounts for 100.0% of all Santiago Middle District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Santiago Middle District a distant remainder — means Santiago Middle District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Santiago Middle District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.5% 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.
Santiago Middle District student-counselor ratio is 569:1 — 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.
Santiago Middle District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.1% — 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.
Santiago Middle District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,079 students.
How much does Santiago Middle District spend per student?
Santiago Middle District spends $11,105 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #1489 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Santiago Middle District?
Santiago Middle District students are 65.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% White, 5.5% Asian, 2.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Santiago Middle District?
Santiago Middle District has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #1489 out of 1517 districts in California.