An equity score of 54/100 ranks Darnall Charter District #661 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,422 per pupil, Darnall Charter District ranks #568 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Darnall Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 467 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $19,422 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.8% local, 25.5% state, and 23.8% 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 54/100, ranked #661 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 294.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 60.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 5.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Darnall Charter, enrolling 442 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Darnall Charter accounts for 94.6% of all Darnall Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Darnall Charter District a distant remainder — means Darnall Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Darnall Charter District reports 71.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Darnall Charter District student-counselor ratio is 295:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Darnall Charter District is typically wider than the Darnall Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Darnall Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 60.0% — 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.
Darnall Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 467 students.
How much does Darnall Charter District spend per student?
Darnall Charter District spends $19,422 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #661 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Darnall Charter District?
Darnall Charter District students are 80.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 5.7% Asian, 1.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Darnall Charter District?
Darnall Charter District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #661 out of 1526 districts in California.