An equity score of 35/100 ranks Summit Public School: Tamalpais District #1126 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,312 per pupil, Summit Public School: Tamalpais District ranks #1130 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Summit Public School: Tamalpais District operates 1 public schools serving 613 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 Contra Costa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,312 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.5% local, 61.8% state, and 8.6% 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 35/100, ranked #1126 of 1526 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 (7 AP courses district-wide), and 32.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 6.8% African American across the district's schools.
Summit Public School: Tamalpais accounts for 100.0% of all Summit Public School: Tamalpais District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Summit Public School: Tamalpais District a distant remainder — means Summit Public School: Tamalpais District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Summit Public School: Tamalpais District reports 54.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Summit Public School: Tamalpais District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.6% — 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 Summit Public School: Tamalpais 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 Summit Public School: Tamalpais District?
Summit Public School: Tamalpais District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 613 students.
How much does Summit Public School: Tamalpais District spend per student?
Summit Public School: Tamalpais District spends $16,312 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #1126 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Summit Public School: Tamalpais District?
Summit Public School: Tamalpais District students are 78.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 6.8% African American, 2.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Summit Public School: Tamalpais District?
Summit Public School: Tamalpais District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #1126 out of 1526 districts in California.