America's Finest Charter School

Listed by NCES as America's Finest Charter District (district ID 0601468)

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0601468

America's Finest Charter School spent $19,849 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 70% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 396 students in 2024-25; 35.4% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (California: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to America's Finest Charter School in enrollment (441 to 447 students) and America's Finest Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to America's Finest Charter School, FY23Today's Fresh Start Charter School $23,322; America's Finest Charter School $19,849; Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District $19,431; Synergy Kinetic Academy District $18,072; Aspire Port City Academy District $16,150; Summit Public School: Shasta District $14,364; Creative Arts Charter District $14,354; Dixon Montessori Charter District $11,837; High Tech Elementary North County District $11,753; Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District $11,612; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kToday's Fresh Start Charter Sc…$23,322America's Finest Charter School$19,849Animo Florence-Firestone Chart…$19,431Synergy Kinetic Academy Distri…$18,072Aspire Port City Academy Distr…$16,150Summit Public School: Shasta D…$14,364Creative Arts Charter District$14,354Dixon Montessori Charter Distr…$11,837High Tech Elementary North Cou…$11,753Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy…$11,612State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to America's Finest Charter School, FY23Today's Fresh Start Charter School $23,322; America's Finest Charter School $19,849; Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District $19,431; Synergy Kinetic Academy District $18,072; Aspire Port City Academy District $16,150; Summit Public School: Shasta District $14,364; Creative Arts Charter District $14,354; Dixon Montessori Charter District $11,837; High Tech Elementary North County District $11,753; Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District $11,612; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kToday's Fresh Start Charter School$23,322America's Finest Charter School$19,849Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Mi…$19,431Synergy Kinetic Academy District$18,072Aspire Port City Academy District$16,150Summit Public School: Shasta Distri…$14,364Creative Arts Charter District$14,354Dixon Montessori Charter District$11,837High Tech Elementary North County D…$11,753Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy Dist…$11,612State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to America's Finest Charter School, FY23Today's Fresh Start Charter School $23,322; America's Finest Charter School $19,849; Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District $19,431; Synergy Kinetic Academy District $18,072; Aspire Port City Academy District $16,150; Summit Public School: Shasta District $14,364; Creative Arts Charter District $14,354; Dixon Montessori Charter District $11,837; High Tech Elementary North County District $11,753; Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District $11,612; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kToday's Fresh Start Charter School$23,322America's Finest Charter School$19,849Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle Dis…$19,431Synergy Kinetic Academy District$18,072Aspire Port City Academy District$16,150Summit Public School: Shasta District$14,364Creative Arts Charter District$14,354Dixon Montessori Charter District$11,837High Tech Elementary North County District$11,753Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District$11,612State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to America's Finest Charter School, FY23Today's Fresh Start Charter School $23,322; America's Finest Charter School $19,849; Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District $19,431; Synergy Kinetic Academy District $18,072; Aspire Port City Academy District $16,150; Summit Public School: Shasta District $14,364; Creative Arts Charter District $14,354; Dixon Montessori Charter District $11,837; High Tech Elementary North County District $11,753; Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District $11,612; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kToday's Fresh Start Charter School$23,322America's Finest Charter School$19,849Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle…$19,431Synergy Kinetic Academy District$18,072Aspire Port City Academy District$16,150Summit Public School: Shasta District$14,364Creative Arts Charter District$14,354Dixon Montessori Charter District$11,837High Tech Elementary North County Distr…$11,753Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District$11,612State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$9,148,000 in revenue: 35.4% state, 42.6% local and 22.1% federal. Total spending including $118,000 of capital outlay was $8,935,000, or $20,124 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

America's Finest Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,234,000; Local $3,896,000; Federal $2,018,000; total $9,148,000.
  • State$3,234,000 35%
  • Local$3,896,000 43%
  • Federal$2,018,000 22%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

444 students in 2022-23, 453 students in 2023-24, 396 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

America's Finest Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 444, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 39602004006002022-234442023-244532024-25396
America's Finest Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 444, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 39602004006002022-234442023-244532024-25396
America's Finest Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 444, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 39602004006002022-234442023-244532024-25396
America's Finest Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 444, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 39602004006002022-234442023-244532024-25396

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344429.115.3
2023-2445328.216.1
2024-2539626.514.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in America's Finest Charter School scored proficient or above: 34-42% in reading and 30-38% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts34-42%45%256
Math30-38%34%256

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 27 students in America's Finest Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate80% or more86.2%
Students in the class27495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 396 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
America's Finest Charter39614.987.9%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact America's Finest Charter School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about America's Finest Charter School

  1. California districts by spending per studentAmerica's Finest Charter School ranks 374 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,849).#374 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaAmerica's Finest Charter School is the number 1,085 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 444 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,085 of 1,991
  3. Aspire Port City Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 446 students in fall 2022, $16,150 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,150
  4. Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle DistrictThe next smaller California district: 443 students in fall 2022, $19,431 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,431
  5. Compare America's Finest Charter School with Aspire Port City Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about America's Finest Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in America's Finest Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 396 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does America's Finest Charter School spend per student?
    $19,849 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,666 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does America's Finest Charter School's money come from?
    $9,148,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.4% state, 42.6% local and 22.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in America's Finest Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in America's Finest Charter School scored proficient or above: 34-42% in reading and 30-38% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in America's Finest Charter School?
    80% or more of the 27 students in America's Finest Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is America's Finest Charter School's NCES district ID?
    0601468. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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