We the People High District

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Long Beach, California - 1 schools

At $30,316 per pupil, We the People High District ranks #91 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

38
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$30,316
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

We the People High District operates 1 public schools serving 38 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 $30,316 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.2% local, 56.2% state, and 28.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 86.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Use the school table below to drill into any individual campus for its own demographic and resource profile.

Its largest campus is We the People High, enrolling 38 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 21.1% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (38 to 46 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 2.0 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.

Of the district's $1,155,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 43.8% went to instruction, 55.9% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.

We the People High accounts for 100.0% of all We the People High District student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of We the People High District a distant remainder — means We the People High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

We the People High District reports 76.3% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

We the People High District chronic absenteeism rate is 86.8% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

28.6%
Federal
56.2%
State
15.2%
Local

Programs & Resources

1 / 1
Schools with AP
1 AP courses total
86.8%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in We the People High District

School Enrollment
We the People High
Charter
38

How We the People High District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Olive Grove Charter - Buellton District Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Clear Passage Educational Center District Similar size Lower spending Similar funding mix
Bradley Union Elementary Similar size Similar spending More locally funded
Bridgeville Elementary Similar size Similar spending Similar funding mix
Vista Del Mar Union Similar size Higher spending More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to We the People High District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

Nearby Districts in California

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Long Beach Unified
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in We the People High District?

We the People High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 38 students.

How much does We the People High District spend per student?

We the People High District spends $30,316 per student.