An equity score of 70/100 ranks Vista Heritage Global Academy District #279 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,501 per pupil, Vista Heritage Global Academy District ranks #557 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Vista Heritage Global Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 425 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,501 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.6% local, 61.6% state, and 12.8% 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 70/100, ranked #279 of 1526 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.
a 709.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Vista Heritage Global Academy, enrolling 369 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Vista Heritage Global Academy accounts for 86.8% of all Vista Heritage Global Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Vista Heritage Global Academy District a distant remainder — means Vista Heritage Global Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Vista Heritage Global Academy District reports 88.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Vista Heritage Global Academy District student-counselor ratio is 710:1 — 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.
Vista Heritage Global Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.0% — 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 Vista Heritage Global Academy District is typically wider than the Vista Heritage Global Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Vista Heritage Global 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 Vista Heritage Global Academy District?
Vista Heritage Global Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 425 students.
How much does Vista Heritage Global Academy District spend per student?
Vista Heritage Global Academy District spends $19,501 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #279 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Vista Heritage Global Academy District?
Vista Heritage Global Academy District students are 95.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vista Heritage Global Academy District?
Vista Heritage Global Academy District has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #279 out of 1526 districts in California.