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San Diego, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Darnall Charter District #851 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,662 per pupil, Darnall Charter District ranks #819 of 1862 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 $15,662 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 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 47/100, ranked #851 of 1517 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 dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Darnall Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.9% 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.
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 $15,662 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #851 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 47/100, ranking #851 out of 1517 districts in California.