Other / mixed grade configuration · Agua Dulce, CA

Ilead Agua Dulce

Federal NCES profile for Ilead Agua Dulce, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 21/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060217414324Charter school
0/100100/10021/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
24
📋 Attendance
31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ilead Agua Dulce earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 81% of California schools.

21
Resource Index · Lower
25.2:1
large classes for California
38.4%
free-lunch eligible
378
students enrolled

Ilead Agua Dulce has class sizes larger than 81% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

378

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

25.2:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

+17% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

38.4%

vs 55.5% California avg

-31% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Ilead Agua Dulce compares with California and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:125.2:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Ilead Agua Dulce

Ilead Agua Dulce is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Agua Dulce, California, enrolling 378 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 25.2:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 38.4% of students eligible for free meals.

With 378 students, its enrollment sits close to the California median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Among 1,051 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #842, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (45%) and White (45%) (diversity index 59/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 378 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Ilead Agua Dulce District spends $10,839 per pupil, 34% below the California average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Ilead Agua Dulce District is a single-school charter district, so Ilead Agua Dulce operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Ilead Agua Dulce compares

Ilead Agua Dulce on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 25.2:1 ▲ 17% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 38.4% ▼ 31% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 378 top 64% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

25.2:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
378
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
38.4%
free-lunch eligible - 31% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
25.2:1
students per teacher - 17% above state mean
Top 81% in California - lower ratio than 19% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
27.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,839
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 378 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 45.4%
White 44.8%
Two or More 6.4%
African American 2.1%
Asian 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 45.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.9, Ilead Agua Dulce is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ilead Agua Dulce District, which includes Ilead Agua Dulce.

$10,839
Per student
-34%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 13.1%
State 77.3%
Federal 9.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Ilead Agua Dulce's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Ilead Agua Dulce

How many students attend Ilead Agua Dulce?

Ilead Agua Dulce has 378 students enrolled. It is a public school in Agua Dulce, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ilead Agua Dulce?

The student-teacher ratio at Ilead Agua Dulce is 25.2:1, which is 17% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 61% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ilead Agua Dulce?

38.4% of students at Ilead Agua Dulce are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ilead Agua Dulce?

The largest demographic group at Ilead Agua Dulce is Hispanic or Latino at 45.4% of enrollment, in Agua Dulce, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ilead Agua Dulce?

Ilead Agua Dulce has a Resource Investment Index of 21/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Ilead Agua Dulce a good school?

Ilead Agua Dulce earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 81% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Ilead Agua Dulce District?

None; Ilead Agua Dulce District is a single-school charter district, and Ilead Agua Dulce is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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