Horizon Charter District vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Horizon Charter District San Diego Unified
Location Lincoln, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 1,508 93,893
Number of Schools 1 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 21.5:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Horizon Charter District San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,260 $26,901
Federal Revenue 1.1% 14.4%
State Revenue 44.0% 25.1%
Local Revenue 55.0% 60.5%
Horizon 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 Horizon Charter District San Diego Unified
White 52.2% 22.5%
African American 6.0% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 23.1% 47.7%
Asian 4.7% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.4%
Multiracial 13.0% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 44.4% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Horizon Charter District San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 10 218
Schools with AP 1 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 878.5:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 4.4% 41.0%

School Types

Horizon 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.