Enrollment
224
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 060182513697 Charter school
Opportunities for Learning - Duarte — Duarte, CA
Federal NCES profile for Opportunities for Learning - Duarte, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 24/100.
👥 Class size 12
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 55
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Opportunities for Learning - Duarte earns an F Resource Investment Index (24/100), with class sizes near the California median.
- F
- Resource Index · 24/100
- 22:1
- students per teacher
- 59.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 224
- students enrolled
School address
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
22:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
+2% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
59.1%
vs 55.5% California avg
+6% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Opportunities for Learning - Duarte compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Opportunities for Learning - Duarte reports 224 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 4.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 22:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 2% above the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 38% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 59.1% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 6% above the California average and 14% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 224 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 42.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District spends $41,366 per pupil district-wide, above the California average of $18,039 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 16.3% from local sources (property taxes), 83.7% from the state, per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Opportunities for Learning - Duarte compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 22:1 | ▲ 2% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 59.1% | ▲ 6% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 224 | top 19% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
22 smaller classes than 10% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
224 larger than 22% of 95,891 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
59.1%
free-lunch eligible
— 6% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
22:1
students per teacher
— 2% above state mean
Top 50% in California — lower ratio than 50% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
42.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$41,366
per pupil, district-wide
— above California avg of $18,039
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 224 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
Enrollment 224 Top 19% in California — larger than 81% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 4.0
Students per teacher 22:1 +2% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 59.1% +6% vs state
NCES ID 060182513697
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 73.4%
White 15.3%
African American 5.0%
Two or More 4.1%
Asian 2.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 73.4% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 224:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 42.0%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District, which includes Opportunities for Learning - Duarte.
$41,366
Per student
+129%
vs California
Avg $18,039
+112%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 16.3%
State 83.7%
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.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Opportunities for Learning - Duarte
How many students attend Opportunities for Learning - Duarte?
Opportunities for Learning - Duarte has 224 students enrolled. It is a other school in Duarte, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Opportunities for Learning - Duarte?
The student-teacher ratio at Opportunities for Learning - Duarte is 22:1, which is 2% higher than the California average of 21.6:1 and 38% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Opportunities for Learning - Duarte?
59.1% of students at Opportunities for Learning - Duarte are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Opportunities for Learning - Duarte?
The largest demographic group at Opportunities for Learning - Duarte is Hispanic or Latino at 73.4%. The school serves a diverse student body in Duarte, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Opportunities for Learning - Duarte?
Opportunities for Learning - Duarte has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.