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San Diego, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Charter School of San Diego District #1090 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,980 per pupil, Charter School of San Diego District ranks #730 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Charter School of San Diego District operates 1 public schools serving 1,415 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,980 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 58.4% local, 31.4% state, and 10.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #1090 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 429.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% White, 7.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Charter School of San Diego, enrolling 1,375 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Charter School of San Diego accounts for 97.2% of all Charter School of San Diego District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Charter School of San Diego District a distant remainder — means Charter School of San Diego District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Charter School of San Diego District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Charter School of San Diego District student-counselor ratio is 430:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Charter School of San Diego District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Charter School of San Diego District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Charter School of San Diego District?
Charter School of San Diego District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,415 students.
How much does Charter School of San Diego District spend per student?
Charter School of San Diego District spends $15,980 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1090 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Charter School of San Diego District?
Charter School of San Diego District students are 59.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% White, 7.8% African American, 2.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Charter School of San Diego District?
Charter School of San Diego District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1090 out of 1517 districts in California.