An equity score of 52/100 ranks Stella Elementary Charter Academy District #731 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,149 per pupil, Stella Elementary Charter Academy District ranks #610 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Stella Elementary Charter Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 248 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 $19,149 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.0% local, 43.9% state, and 11.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #731 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 258:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 32.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% African American, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Stella Elementary Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Stella Elementary Charter Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Stella Elementary Charter Academy District a distant remainder — means Stella Elementary Charter Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Stella Elementary Charter Academy District reports 83.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Stella Elementary Charter Academy District student-counselor ratio is 258:1 — 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 Stella Elementary Charter Academy District is typically wider than the Stella Elementary Charter Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Stella Elementary Charter Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.2% — 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 Stella Elementary Charter Academy 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 Stella Elementary Charter Academy District?
Stella Elementary Charter Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 248 students.
How much does Stella Elementary Charter Academy District spend per student?
Stella Elementary Charter Academy District spends $19,149 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #731 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Stella Elementary Charter Academy District?
Stella Elementary Charter Academy District students are 75.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stella Elementary Charter Academy District?
Stella Elementary Charter Academy District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #731 out of 1526 districts in California.