Heartland Charter District vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Heartland Charter District San Diego Unified
Location Maricopa, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 4,700 93,893
Number of Schools 1 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 30.1:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Heartland Charter District San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,144 $26,901
Federal Revenue 10.0% 14.4%
State Revenue 82.8% 25.1%
Local Revenue 7.2% 60.5%
Heartland Charter District
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Heartland Charter District San Diego Unified
White 57.6% 22.5%
African American 1.4% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 30.3% 47.7%
Asian 1.4% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 8.9% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 36.3% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Heartland Charter District San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 41 218
Schools with AP 1 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 2985:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 0.2% 41.0%

School Types

Heartland 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.