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North Hills, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Valor Academy High District #457 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,750 per pupil, Valor Academy High District ranks #793 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Valor Academy High District operates 1 public schools serving 498 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,750 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 27.1% local, 60.3% state, and 12.6% 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 62/100, ranked #457 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (10 AP courses district-wide), a 123:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Valor Academy High, enrolling 492 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Valor Academy High accounts for 98.8% of all Valor Academy High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Valor Academy High District a distant remainder — means Valor Academy High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Valor Academy High District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.5% 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 — including this one — 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.
Valor Academy High District student-counselor ratio is 123:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Valor Academy High District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Valor Academy High District?
Valor Academy High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 498 students.
How much does Valor Academy High District spend per student?
Valor Academy High District spends $15,750 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #457 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Valor Academy High District?
Valor Academy High District students are 94.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 0.8% African American, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valor Academy High District?
Valor Academy High District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #457 out of 1517 districts in California.