Darnall Charter School

Listed by NCES as Darnall Charter District (district ID 0602364)

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0602364

Darnall Charter School spent $19,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 442 students in 2024-25; 42.7% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Darnall Charter School in enrollment (465 to 469 students) and Darnall Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Darnall Charter School, FY23Camino Nuevo High #2 District $21,344; Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District $19,577; Darnall Charter School $19,422; Mission Preparatory District $18,642; Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District $16,558; Ferndale Unified $15,763; Mount Shasta Union $15,540; Dimensions Collaborative School $13,288; Gold Oak Elementary School $12,691; Innovations Academy $12,013; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kCamino Nuevo High #2 District$21,344Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High D…$19,577Darnall Charter School$19,422Mission Preparatory District$18,642Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District$16,558Ferndale Unified$15,763Mount Shasta Union$15,540Dimensions Collaborative School$13,288Gold Oak Elementary School$12,691Innovations Academy$12,013State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Darnall Charter School, FY23Camino Nuevo High #2 District $21,344; Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District $19,577; Darnall Charter School $19,422; Mission Preparatory District $18,642; Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District $16,558; Ferndale Unified $15,763; Mount Shasta Union $15,540; Dimensions Collaborative School $13,288; Gold Oak Elementary School $12,691; Innovations Academy $12,013; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kCamino Nuevo High #2 District$21,344Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High Distri…$19,577Darnall Charter School$19,422Mission Preparatory District$18,642Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District$16,558Ferndale Unified$15,763Mount Shasta Union$15,540Dimensions Collaborative School$13,288Gold Oak Elementary School$12,691Innovations Academy$12,013State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Darnall Charter School, FY23Camino Nuevo High #2 District $21,344; Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District $19,577; Darnall Charter School $19,422; Mission Preparatory District $18,642; Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District $16,558; Ferndale Unified $15,763; Mount Shasta Union $15,540; Dimensions Collaborative School $13,288; Gold Oak Elementary School $12,691; Innovations Academy $12,013; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kCamino Nuevo High #2 District$21,344Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District$19,577Darnall Charter School$19,422Mission Preparatory District$18,642Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District$16,558Ferndale Unified$15,763Mount Shasta Union$15,540Dimensions Collaborative School$13,288Gold Oak Elementary School$12,691Innovations Academy$12,013State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Darnall Charter School, FY23Camino Nuevo High #2 District $21,344; Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District $19,577; Darnall Charter School $19,422; Mission Preparatory District $18,642; Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District $16,558; Ferndale Unified $15,763; Mount Shasta Union $15,540; Dimensions Collaborative School $13,288; Gold Oak Elementary School $12,691; Innovations Academy $12,013; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kCamino Nuevo High #2 District$21,344Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District$19,577Darnall Charter School$19,422Mission Preparatory District$18,642Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District$16,558Ferndale Unified$15,763Mount Shasta Union$15,540Dimensions Collaborative School$13,288Gold Oak Elementary School$12,691Innovations Academy$12,013State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$9,136,000 in revenue: 42.7% state, 44.3% local and 13.0% federal. Total spending including $97,000 of capital outlay was $9,169,000, or $19,634 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Darnall Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,901,000; Local $4,049,000; Federal $1,186,000; total $9,136,000.
  • State$3,901,000 43%
  • Local$4,049,000 44%
  • Federal$1,186,000 13%

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

467 students in 2022-23, 442 students in 2023-24, 442 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Darnall Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 467, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234672023-244422024-25442
Darnall Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 467, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234672023-244422024-25442
Darnall Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 467, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234672023-244422024-25442
Darnall Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 467, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234672023-244422024-25442

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346720.522.7
2023-2444219.522.6
2024-2544220.521.6

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 Darnall Charter School scored proficient or above: 28-36% in reading and 20-28% 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 arts28-36%45%327
Math20-28%34%326

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.

1 elementary school, 442 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Darnall Charter44221.676.5%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 Darnall 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 Darnall Charter School

  1. California districts by spending per studentDarnall Charter School ranks 431 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,422).#431 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaDarnall Charter School is the number 1,037 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 467 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,037 of 1,991
  3. Dimensions Collaborative SchoolThe next larger California district: 468 students in fall 2022, $13,288 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,288
  4. Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High DistrictThe next smaller California district: 466 students in fall 2022, $19,577 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,577
  5. Compare Darnall Charter School with Dimensions Collaborative SchoolEnrollment, 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 Darnall Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Darnall Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 442 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Darnall Charter School spend per student?
    $19,422 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 Darnall Charter School's money come from?
    $9,136,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.7% state, 44.3% local and 13.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Darnall Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Darnall Charter School scored proficient or above: 28-36% in reading and 20-28% 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 Darnall Charter School's NCES district ID?
    0602364. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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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