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An equity score of 38/100 ranks University Preparatory Academy Charter District #1072 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,689 per pupil, University Preparatory Academy Charter District ranks #1476 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
University Preparatory Academy Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 713 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 Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,689 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 29.0% local, 68.8% state, and 2.1% 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 38/100, ranked #1072 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 363.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 1.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.3% Asian, 18.6% African American, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
University Preparatory Academy Charter accounts for 100.0% of all University Preparatory Academy Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of University Preparatory Academy Charter District a distant remainder — means University Preparatory Academy Charter 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.
University Preparatory Academy Charter District student-counselor ratio is 364:1 — 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.
University Preparatory Academy Charter 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 University Preparatory Academy Charter 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 University Preparatory Academy Charter District?
University Preparatory Academy Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 713 students.
How much does University Preparatory Academy Charter District spend per student?
University Preparatory Academy Charter District spends $12,689 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #1072 in California.
What is the demographic composition of University Preparatory Academy Charter District?
University Preparatory Academy Charter District students are 50.3% Asian, 18.6% African American, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for University Preparatory Academy Charter District?
University Preparatory Academy Charter District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #1072 out of 1517 districts in California.