Family First Charter District

Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0601605

Family First Charter District spent $8,798 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the least of the 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 605 students in 2024-25; 60.6% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 2% (California: 86.2%).

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Family First Charter District in enrollment (460 to 463 students) and Family First Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Family First Charter District, FY23EPIC de Cesar Chavez District $31,497; Mendocino Unified $28,262; Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District $19,963; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District $18,341; Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District $18,032; Elevate School $14,857; Almond Acres Charter Academy District $13,753; Odyssey Charter Schools $13,581; Brittan Elementary $11,707; Family First Charter District $8,798; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.010k20k30k40kEPIC de Cesar Chavez District$31,497Mendocino Unified$28,262Alliance Morgan McKinzie High …$19,963Alliance College-Ready Middle …$18,341Alliance Kory Hunter Middle Di…$18,032Elevate School$14,857Almond Acres Charter Academy D…$13,753Odyssey Charter Schools$13,581Brittan Elementary$11,707Family First Charter District$8,798State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Family First Charter District, FY23EPIC de Cesar Chavez District $31,497; Mendocino Unified $28,262; Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District $19,963; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District $18,341; Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District $18,032; Elevate School $14,857; Almond Acres Charter Academy District $13,753; Odyssey Charter Schools $13,581; Brittan Elementary $11,707; Family First Charter District $8,798; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.010k20k30k40kEPIC de Cesar Chavez District$31,497Mendocino Unified$28,262Alliance Morgan McKinzie High Distr…$19,963Alliance College-Ready Middle Acade…$18,341Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District$18,032Elevate School$14,857Almond Acres Charter Academy Distri…$13,753Odyssey Charter Schools$13,581Brittan Elementary$11,707Family First Charter District$8,798State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Family First Charter District, FY23EPIC de Cesar Chavez District $31,497; Mendocino Unified $28,262; Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District $19,963; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District $18,341; Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District $18,032; Elevate School $14,857; Almond Acres Charter Academy District $13,753; Odyssey Charter Schools $13,581; Brittan Elementary $11,707; Family First Charter District $8,798; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40kEPIC de Cesar Chavez District$31,497Mendocino Unified$28,262Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District$19,963Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 Dis…$18,341Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District$18,032Elevate School$14,857Almond Acres Charter Academy District$13,753Odyssey Charter Schools$13,581Brittan Elementary$11,707Family First Charter District$8,798State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Family First Charter District, FY23EPIC de Cesar Chavez District $31,497; Mendocino Unified $28,262; Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District $19,963; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District $18,341; Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District $18,032; Elevate School $14,857; Almond Acres Charter Academy District $13,753; Odyssey Charter Schools $13,581; Brittan Elementary $11,707; Family First Charter District $8,798; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40kEPIC de Cesar Chavez District$31,497Mendocino Unified$28,262Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District$19,963Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4…$18,341Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District$18,032Elevate School$14,857Almond Acres Charter Academy District$13,753Odyssey Charter Schools$13,581Brittan Elementary$11,707Family First Charter District$8,798State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$4,718,000 in revenue: 60.6% state, 24.5% local and 14.9% federal. Total spending including $261,000 of capital outlay was $4,423,000, or $9,594 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Family First Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,858,000; Local $1,156,000; Federal $704,000; total $4,718,000.
  • State$2,858,000 61%
  • Local$1,156,000 25%
  • Federal$704,000 15%

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

461 students in 2022-23, 595 students in 2023-24, 605 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Family First Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 60502004006008002022-234612023-245952024-25605
Family First Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 60502004006008002022-234612023-245952024-25605
Family First Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 60502004006008002022-234612023-245952024-25605
Family First Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 60502004006008002022-234612023-245952024-25605

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346114.431.9
2023-2459515.338.8
2024-2560515.539.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

2% of the 734 students in Family First Charter District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate2%86.2%
Students in the class734495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 605 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Family First Charter60539.14.5%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 Family First Charter District

  • Phone: (310) 946-0379
  • Office: 12500 Ramona Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250

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 Family First Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentFamily First Charter District ranks 1,233 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($8,798).#1,233 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaFamily First Charter District is the number 1,050 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 461 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,050 of 1,991
  3. Almond Acres Charter Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 462 students in fall 2022, $13,753 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,753
  4. Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 DistrictThe next smaller California district: 460 students in fall 2022, $18,341 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,341
  5. Compare Family First Charter District with Almond Acres Charter Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Family First Charter, its largest high school605 students in 2024-25, 39.1 per teacher.605
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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 Family First Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in Family First Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 605 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Family First Charter District spend per student?
    $8,798 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 Family First Charter District's money come from?
    $4,718,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.6% state, 24.5% local and 14.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Family First Charter District?
    2% of the 734 students in Family First Charter District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Family First Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0601605. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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