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Crescent City, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Uncharted Shores Academy District #1279 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,097 per pupil, Uncharted Shores Academy District ranks #1859 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Uncharted Shores Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 276 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 Del Norte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,097 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 23.3% local, 70.4% state, and 6.3% 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 29/100, ranked #1279 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.
and 1.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.4% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Uncharted Shores Academy, enrolling 283 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Uncharted Shores Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Uncharted Shores Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Uncharted Shores Academy District a distant remainder — means Uncharted Shores Academy 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.
Uncharted Shores Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.7% 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.
Uncharted Shores Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 1.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Uncharted Shores 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 Uncharted Shores Academy District?
Uncharted Shores Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 276 students.
How much does Uncharted Shores Academy District spend per student?
Uncharted Shores Academy District spends $8,097 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #1279 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Uncharted Shores Academy District?
Uncharted Shores Academy District students are 67.4% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Uncharted Shores Academy District?
Uncharted Shores Academy District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #1279 out of 1517 districts in California.