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An equity score of 37/100 ranks Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District #1103 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,878 per pupil, Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District ranks #1445 of 1862 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 $12,878 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 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 37/100, ranked #1103 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 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 dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 93.7% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
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 $12,878 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1103 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 37/100, ranking #1103 out of 1517 districts in California.