San Diego's Best Charter High School

Listed by NCES as Health Sciences High District (district ID 0602374)

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0602374

San Diego's Best Charter High School spent $18,688 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 59% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 535 students in 2024-25; 42.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).

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 San Diego's Best Charter High School in enrollment (522 to 528 students) and San Diego's Best Charter High School itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to San Diego's Best Charter High School, FY23Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District $22,269; ISANA Nascent Academy District $19,080; San Diego's Best Charter High School $18,688; Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District $17,920; Ivy Academia District $17,519; Nea Community Learning Center District $15,632; Desert Trails Preparatory Academy $12,884; Lashon Academy Charter School $12,437; Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District $12,121; Heartwood Charter District $9,780; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kEndeavor College Preparatory C…$22,269ISANA Nascent Academy District$19,080San Diego's Best Charter High …$18,688Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy…$17,920Ivy Academia District$17,519Nea Community Learning Center …$15,632Desert Trails Preparatory Acad…$12,884Lashon Academy Charter School$12,437Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN an…$12,121Heartwood Charter District$9,780State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to San Diego's Best Charter High School, FY23Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District $22,269; ISANA Nascent Academy District $19,080; San Diego's Best Charter High School $18,688; Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District $17,920; Ivy Academia District $17,519; Nea Community Learning Center District $15,632; Desert Trails Preparatory Academy $12,884; Lashon Academy Charter School $12,437; Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District $12,121; Heartwood Charter District $9,780; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kEndeavor College Preparatory Charte…$22,269ISANA Nascent Academy District$19,080San Diego's Best Charter High School$18,688Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy Dist…$17,920Ivy Academia District$17,519Nea Community Learning Center Distr…$15,632Desert Trails Preparatory Academy$12,884Lashon Academy Charter School$12,437Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Car…$12,121Heartwood Charter District$9,780State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to San Diego's Best Charter High School, FY23Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District $22,269; ISANA Nascent Academy District $19,080; San Diego's Best Charter High School $18,688; Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District $17,920; Ivy Academia District $17,519; Nea Community Learning Center District $15,632; Desert Trails Preparatory Academy $12,884; Lashon Academy Charter School $12,437; Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District $12,121; Heartwood Charter District $9,780; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kEndeavor College Preparatory Charter Distri…$22,269ISANA Nascent Academy District$19,080San Diego's Best Charter High School$18,688Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District$17,920Ivy Academia District$17,519Nea Community Learning Center District$15,632Desert Trails Preparatory Academy$12,884Lashon Academy Charter School$12,437Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM…$12,121Heartwood Charter District$9,780State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to San Diego's Best Charter High School, FY23Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District $22,269; ISANA Nascent Academy District $19,080; San Diego's Best Charter High School $18,688; Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District $17,920; Ivy Academia District $17,519; Nea Community Learning Center District $15,632; Desert Trails Preparatory Academy $12,884; Lashon Academy Charter School $12,437; Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District $12,121; Heartwood Charter District $9,780; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kEndeavor College Preparatory Charter Di…$22,269ISANA Nascent Academy District$19,080San Diego's Best Charter High School$18,688Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District$17,920Ivy Academia District$17,519Nea Community Learning Center District$15,632Desert Trails Preparatory Academy$12,884Lashon Academy Charter School$12,437Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers…$12,121Heartwood Charter District$9,780State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$10,195,000 in revenue: 42.2% state, 45.7% local and 12.1% federal. Total spending including $129,000 of capital outlay was $9,942,000, or $18,937 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

San Diego's Best Charter High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,300,000; Local $4,663,000; Federal $1,232,000; total $10,195,000.
  • State$4,300,000 42%
  • Local$4,663,000 46%
  • Federal$1,232,000 12%

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

525 students in 2022-23, 528 students in 2023-24, 535 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

San Diego's Best Charter High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 528, 2024-25: 53502004006002022-235252023-245282024-25535
San Diego's Best Charter High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 528, 2024-25: 53502004006002022-235252023-245282024-25535
San Diego's Best Charter High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 528, 2024-25: 53502004006002022-235252023-245282024-25535
San Diego's Best Charter High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 528, 2024-25: 53502004006002022-235252023-245282024-25535

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352525.021.0
2023-2452825.021.1
2024-2553526.020.6

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

95% or more of the 144 students in San Diego's Best Charter High School'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 rate95% or more86.2%
Students in the class144495,492

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, 535 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Health Sciences High and Middle College53520.666.2%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 San Diego's Best Charter High 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 San Diego's Best Charter High School

  1. California districts by spending per studentSan Diego's Best Charter High School ranks 507 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,688).#507 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaSan Diego's Best Charter High School is the number 947 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 525 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#947 of 1,991
  3. Lashon Academy Charter SchoolThe next larger California district: 526 students in fall 2022, $12,437 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,437
  4. ISANA Nascent Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 524 students in fall 2022, $19,080 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,080
  5. Compare San Diego's Best Charter High School with Lashon Academy Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Health Sciences High and Middle College, its largest high school535 students in 2024-25, 20.6 per teacher.535
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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 San Diego's Best Charter High School

  1. How many schools and students are in San Diego's Best Charter High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 535 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does San Diego's Best Charter High School spend per student?
    $18,688 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 San Diego's Best Charter High School's money come from?
    $10,195,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.2% state, 45.7% local and 12.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in San Diego's Best Charter High School?
    95% or more of the 144 students in San Diego's Best Charter High School'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 San Diego's Best Charter High School's NCES district ID?
    0602374. 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

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