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Sacramento, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District #546 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,740 per pupil, Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District ranks #1018 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District operates 1 public schools serving 709 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 Sacramento County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,740 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 32.3% local, 56.2% state, and 11.4% 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 58/100, ranked #546 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 336:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% African American, 7.6% White across the district's schools.
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - Scusd accounts for 94.8% of all Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District a distant remainder — means Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd 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.
Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.9% 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 — including this one — 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.
Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District student-counselor ratio is 336:1 — 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 Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District is typically wider than the Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District-aggregate figure suggests.
Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd 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 Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District?
Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 709 students.
How much does Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District spend per student?
Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District spends $14,740 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #546 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District?
Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District students are 65.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% African American, 7.6% White, 6.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District?
Sava- Sacramento Acad and Vocational Academy- Scusd District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #546 out of 1517 districts in California.