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Blythe, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Scale Leadership Academy - East District #1220 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,374 per pupil, Scale Leadership Academy - East District ranks #1357 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Scale Leadership Academy - East District operates 1 public schools serving 956 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 Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,374 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 23.8% local, 74.9% state, and 1.3% 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 31/100, ranked #1220 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 (12 AP courses district-wide), a 420.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.7% White, 16.9% African American, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Scale Leadership Academy - East accounts for 100.0% of all Scale Leadership Academy - East District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Scale Leadership Academy - East District a distant remainder — means Scale Leadership Academy - East 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.
Scale Leadership Academy - East District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.4% 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.
Scale Leadership Academy - East District student-counselor ratio is 420:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Scale Leadership Academy - East District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Scale Leadership Academy - East District is typically wider than the Scale Leadership Academy - East District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Scale Leadership Academy - East 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 Scale Leadership Academy - East District?
Scale Leadership Academy - East District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 956 students.
How much does Scale Leadership Academy - East District spend per student?
Scale Leadership Academy - East District spends $13,374 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #1220 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Scale Leadership Academy - East District?
Scale Leadership Academy - East District students are 50.7% White, 16.9% African American, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scale Leadership Academy - East District?
Scale Leadership Academy - East District has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #1220 out of 1517 districts in California.