An equity score of 35/100 ranks Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District #1133 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,003 per pupil, Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District ranks #1567 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District operates 1 public schools serving 399 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $14,003 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.9% local, 56.8% state, and 16.3% 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 35/100, ranked #1133 of 1526 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 42.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% African American, 0.5% White across the district's schools.
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle accounts for 100.0% of all Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District a distant remainder — means Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District reports 93.7% 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.
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Watts Learning Center Charter Middle 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 Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District?
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 399 students.
How much does Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District spend per student?
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District spends $14,003 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #1133 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District?
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District students are 83.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% African American, 0.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District?
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #1133 out of 1526 districts in California.