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Los Angeles, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Watts Learning Center District #480 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,842 per pupil, Watts Learning Center District ranks #407 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 District operates 1 public schools serving 350 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $17,842 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 24.0% local, 55.0% state, and 21.0% 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 61/100, ranked #480 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.
a 368:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.9% Hispanic or Latino, 38.3% African American, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Watts Learning Center, enrolling 368 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Watts Learning Center accounts for 100.0% of all Watts Learning Center District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Watts Learning Center District a distant remainder — means Watts Learning Center District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 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 District student-counselor ratio is 368:1 — 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.
Watts Learning Center District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Watts Learning Center 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 District?
Watts Learning Center District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 350 students.
How much does Watts Learning Center District spend per student?
Watts Learning Center District spends $17,842 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #480 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Watts Learning Center District?
Watts Learning Center District students are 60.9% Hispanic or Latino, 38.3% African American, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Watts Learning Center District?
Watts Learning Center District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #480 out of 1517 districts in California.