At $14,228 per pupil, Willits Elementary Charter District ranks #1534 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
145
Total Enrollment
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$14,228
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Willits Elementary Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 145 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 Mendocino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,228 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 25.7% local, 64.5% state, and 9.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.6% White, 21.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Willits Elementary Charter, enrolling 140 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Willits Elementary Charter accounts for 96.6% of all Willits Elementary Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Willits Elementary Charter District a distant remainder — means Willits Elementary 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.
Willits Elementary Charter District reports 56.6% 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.
Willits Elementary Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Willits Elementary Charter District is typically wider than the Willits Elementary Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Willits Elementary 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 Willits Elementary Charter District?
Willits Elementary Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 145 students.
How much does Willits Elementary Charter District spend per student?
Willits Elementary Charter District spends $14,228 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Willits Elementary Charter District?
Willits Elementary Charter District students are 68.6% White, 21.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.