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San Francisco, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Thomas Edison Charter Academy District #1442 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,357 per pupil, Thomas Edison Charter Academy District ranks #1361 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Thomas Edison Charter Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 590 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 Francisco County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,357 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 43.3% local, 42.1% state, and 14.6% 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 19/100, ranked #1442 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 191.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% White, 3.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Thomas Edison Charter Academy, enrolling 574 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Thomas Edison Charter Academy accounts for 97.3% of all Thomas Edison Charter Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Thomas Edison Charter Academy District a distant remainder — means Thomas Edison Charter Academy 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.
Thomas Edison Charter Academy District student-counselor ratio is 191:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Thomas Edison Charter Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.4% — 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 Thomas Edison Charter Academy 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 Thomas Edison Charter Academy District?
Thomas Edison Charter Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 590 students.
How much does Thomas Edison Charter Academy District spend per student?
Thomas Edison Charter Academy District spends $13,357 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #1442 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Thomas Edison Charter Academy District?
Thomas Edison Charter Academy District students are 78.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% White, 3.5% Asian, 2.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thomas Edison Charter Academy District?
Thomas Edison Charter Academy District has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #1442 out of 1517 districts in California.