An equity score of 51/100 ranks Sweetwater Secondary District #756 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,119 per pupil, Sweetwater Secondary District ranks #976 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sweetwater Secondary District operates 1 public schools serving 369 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 Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,119 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 7.1% local, 84.8% state, and 8.1% 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 51/100, ranked #756 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 372:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% African American, 5.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sweetwater Secondary, enrolling 372 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sweetwater Secondary accounts for 100.0% of all Sweetwater Secondary District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sweetwater Secondary District a distant remainder — means Sweetwater Secondary 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.
Sweetwater Secondary District reports 64.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Sweetwater Secondary District student-counselor ratio is 372:1 — 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.
Sweetwater Secondary District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — 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 Sweetwater Secondary District is typically wider than the Sweetwater Secondary District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sweetwater Secondary 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 Sweetwater Secondary District?
Sweetwater Secondary District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 369 students.
How much does Sweetwater Secondary District spend per student?
Sweetwater Secondary District spends $17,119 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #756 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sweetwater Secondary District?
Sweetwater Secondary District students are 79.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% African American, 5.7% White, 3.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sweetwater Secondary District?
Sweetwater Secondary District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #756 out of 1526 districts in California.