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Wilmington, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Scholarship Prep - South Bay District #1188 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,424 per pupil, Scholarship Prep - South Bay District ranks #1346 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Scholarship Prep - South Bay District operates 1 public schools serving 407 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $13,424 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 25.9% local, 56.6% state, and 17.5% 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 33/100, ranked #1188 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 421:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% African American, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Scholarship Prep - South Bay, enrolling 421 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Scholarship Prep - South Bay accounts for 100.0% of all Scholarship Prep - South Bay District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Scholarship Prep - South Bay District a distant remainder — means Scholarship Prep - South Bay District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Scholarship Prep - South Bay District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.4% 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 — 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.
Scholarship Prep - South Bay District student-counselor ratio is 421:1 — 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.
Scholarship Prep - South Bay District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — 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 Scholarship Prep - South Bay District is typically wider than the Scholarship Prep - South Bay District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Scholarship Prep - South Bay 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 Scholarship Prep - South Bay District?
Scholarship Prep - South Bay District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 407 students.
How much does Scholarship Prep - South Bay District spend per student?
Scholarship Prep - South Bay District spends $13,424 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #1188 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Scholarship Prep - South Bay District?
Scholarship Prep - South Bay District students are 74.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% African American, 2.4% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scholarship Prep - South Bay District?
Scholarship Prep - South Bay District has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #1188 out of 1517 districts in California.