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An equity score of 35/100 ranks Summit Public School: Tamalpais District #1144 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,418 per pupil, Summit Public School: Tamalpais District ranks #1107 of 1862 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 $14,418 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 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 #1144 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 (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 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.
Summit Public School: Tamalpais District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.2% 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.
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 $14,418 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #1144 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 #1144 out of 1517 districts in California.