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Alameda, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks The Academy of Alameda District #912 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,578 per pupil, The Academy of Alameda District ranks #840 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Academy of Alameda District operates 1 public schools serving 607 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,578 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.1% local, 41.6% state, and 10.3% 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 44/100, ranked #912 of 1517 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 638:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 24.2% Asian, 23.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Academy of Alameda, enrolling 638 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Academy of Alameda accounts for 100.0% of all The Academy of Alameda District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Academy of Alameda District a distant remainder — means The Academy of Alameda District-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.
The Academy of Alameda District student-counselor ratio is 638:1 — 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.
The Academy of Alameda District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.5% — 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 The Academy of Alameda District is typically wider than the The Academy of Alameda District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to The Academy of Alameda 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 The Academy of Alameda District?
The Academy of Alameda District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 607 students.
How much does The Academy of Alameda District spend per student?
The Academy of Alameda District spends $15,578 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #912 in California.
What is the demographic composition of The Academy of Alameda District?
The Academy of Alameda District students are 24.2% Asian, 23.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% African American, 14.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Academy of Alameda District?
The Academy of Alameda District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #912 out of 1517 districts in California.