Discovery Charter District

Public school district · San Joaquin County · California · NCES district ID 0601888

Discovery Charter District spent $10,690 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 369 students in 2024-25; 70.1% 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 Discovery Charter District in enrollment (362 to 368 students) and Discovery Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Discovery Charter District, FY23New Vision Middle District $21,259; KIPP Philosophers Academy District $19,619; Sacramento Charter High District $19,556; Global Education Academy District $18,745; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; Learning Without Limits District $17,954; Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District $14,885; Sequoia Union Elementary District $14,834; Voices College-Bound Language Academy District $14,577; Discovery Charter District $10,690; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kNew Vision Middle District$21,259KIPP Philosophers Academy Dist…$19,619Sacramento Charter High Distri…$19,556Global Education Academy Distr…$18,745Mojave River Academy - Route 6…$18,389Learning Without Limits Distri…$17,954Inspire School of Arts and Sci…$14,885Sequoia Union Elementary Distr…$14,834Voices College-Bound Language …$14,577Discovery Charter District$10,690State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Discovery Charter District, FY23New Vision Middle District $21,259; KIPP Philosophers Academy District $19,619; Sacramento Charter High District $19,556; Global Education Academy District $18,745; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; Learning Without Limits District $17,954; Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District $14,885; Sequoia Union Elementary District $14,834; Voices College-Bound Language Academy District $14,577; Discovery Charter District $10,690; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kNew Vision Middle District$21,259KIPP Philosophers Academy District$19,619Sacramento Charter High District$19,556Global Education Academy District$18,745Mojave River Academy - Route 66 Dis…$18,389Learning Without Limits District$17,954Inspire School of Arts and Sciences…$14,885Sequoia Union Elementary District$14,834Voices College-Bound Language Acade…$14,577Discovery Charter District$10,690State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Discovery Charter District, FY23New Vision Middle District $21,259; KIPP Philosophers Academy District $19,619; Sacramento Charter High District $19,556; Global Education Academy District $18,745; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; Learning Without Limits District $17,954; Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District $14,885; Sequoia Union Elementary District $14,834; Voices College-Bound Language Academy District $14,577; Discovery Charter District $10,690; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kNew Vision Middle District$21,259KIPP Philosophers Academy District$19,619Sacramento Charter High District$19,556Global Education Academy District$18,745Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District$18,389Learning Without Limits District$17,954Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District$14,885Sequoia Union Elementary District$14,834Voices College-Bound Language Academy Distr…$14,577Discovery Charter District$10,690State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Discovery Charter District, FY23New Vision Middle District $21,259; KIPP Philosophers Academy District $19,619; Sacramento Charter High District $19,556; Global Education Academy District $18,745; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; Learning Without Limits District $17,954; Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District $14,885; Sequoia Union Elementary District $14,834; Voices College-Bound Language Academy District $14,577; Discovery Charter District $10,690; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kNew Vision Middle District$21,259KIPP Philosophers Academy District$19,619Sacramento Charter High District$19,556Global Education Academy District$18,745Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District$18,389Learning Without Limits District$17,954Inspire School of Arts and Sciences Dis…$14,885Sequoia Union Elementary District$14,834Voices College-Bound Language Academy D…$14,577Discovery Charter District$10,690State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$5,076,000 in revenue: 70.1% state, 28.0% local and 1.9% federal. Total spending including $32,000 of capital outlay was $3,943,000, or $10,803 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Discovery Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,559,000; Local $1,422,000; Federal $95,000; total $5,076,000.
  • State$3,559,000 70%
  • Local$1,422,000 28%
  • Federal$95,000 2%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

365 students in 2022-23, 366 students in 2023-24, 369 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Discovery Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 365, 2023-24: 366, 2024-25: 36901002003004002022-233652023-243662024-25369
Discovery Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 365, 2023-24: 366, 2024-25: 36901002003004002022-233652023-243662024-25369
Discovery Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 365, 2023-24: 366, 2024-25: 36901002003004002022-233652023-243662024-25369
Discovery Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 365, 2023-24: 366, 2024-25: 36901002003004002022-233652023-243662024-25369

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336515.323.9
2023-2436616.422.3
2024-2536916.123.0

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 Discovery Charter District scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 22-26% 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 arts37-41%45%360
Math22-26%34%356

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 middle school, 369 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Discovery Charter36923.025.5%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 Discovery Charter District

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 Discovery Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentDiscovery Charter District ranks 1,212 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,690).#1,212 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaDiscovery Charter District is the number 1,247 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 365 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,247 of 1,991
  3. Inspire School of Arts and Sciences DistrictThe next larger California district: 366 students in fall 2022, $14,885 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,885
  4. Global Education Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 364 students in fall 2022, $18,745 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,745
  5. Compare Discovery Charter District with Inspire School of Arts and Sciences 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 Discovery Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in Discovery Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 369 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Discovery Charter District spend per student?
    $10,690 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 Discovery Charter District's money come from?
    $5,076,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 70.1% state, 28.0% local and 1.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Discovery Charter District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Discovery Charter District scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 22-26% 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 Discovery Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0601888. 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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