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Chino Hills, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist #1128 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,165 per pupil, Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist ranks #1789 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist operates 1 public schools serving 311 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 San Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,165 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.8% local, 70.9% state, and 3.3% 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 36/100, ranked #1128 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 610:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% White, 8.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts - Chino Valley accounts for 98.1% of all Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist a distant remainder — means Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist-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.
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist student-counselor ratio is 610:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — 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 Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist is typically wider than the Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist'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 Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist?
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 311 students.
How much does Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist spend per student?
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist spends $10,165 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1128 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist?
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist students are 51.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% White, 8.9% Asian, 3.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist?
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Chino Vly Dist has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1128 out of 1517 districts in California.