An equity score of 41/100 ranks Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District #979 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,684 per pupil, Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District ranks #1248 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 396 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 $15,684 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 19.5% local, 67.7% 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 41/100, ranked #979 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 9.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.0% African American, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White across the district's schools.
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District a distant remainder — means Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District reports 56.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter 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 Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District?
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 396 students.
How much does Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District spend per student?
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District spends $15,684 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #979 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District?
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District students are 81.0% African American, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District?
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #979 out of 1526 districts in California.