Fuente Nueva Charter District vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Fuente Nueva Charter District San Diego Unified
Location Arcata, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 137 93,893
Number of Schools 1 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.8:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Fuente Nueva Charter District San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $26,901
Federal Revenue 14.4%
State Revenue 25.1%
Local Revenue 60.5%
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Fuente Nueva Charter District San Diego Unified
White 36.7% 22.5%
African American 0.7% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 44.0% 47.7%
Asian 0.0% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 17.3% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 40.1% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Fuente Nueva Charter District San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 218
Schools with AP 0 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 150:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 12.7% 41.0%

School Types

Fuente Nueva Charter District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

San Diego Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.