Learning by Design Charter District

Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0602090

Learning by Design Charter District spent $22,064 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 81% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 114 students in 2024-25; 73.0% 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 Learning by Design Charter District in enrollment (107 to 112 students) and Learning by Design Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Learning by Design Charter District, FY23Happy Camp Union Elementary $25,185; Alexander Valley Union Elementary $24,688; Learning by Design Charter District $22,064; River Islands High District $21,222; Kid Street Learning Center Charter District $19,324; Audeo Charter School III District $18,108; Fieldbrook Elementary $14,861; Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District $14,661; Plainsburg Union Elementary $14,111; Forest Ranch Charter District $12,411; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kHappy Camp Union Elementary$25,185Alexander Valley Union Element…$24,688Learning by Design Charter Dis…$22,064River Islands High District$21,222Kid Street Learning Center Cha…$19,324Audeo Charter School III Distr…$18,108Fieldbrook Elementary$14,861Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc D…$14,661Plainsburg Union Elementary$14,111Forest Ranch Charter District$12,411State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Learning by Design Charter District, FY23Happy Camp Union Elementary $25,185; Alexander Valley Union Elementary $24,688; Learning by Design Charter District $22,064; River Islands High District $21,222; Kid Street Learning Center Charter District $19,324; Audeo Charter School III District $18,108; Fieldbrook Elementary $14,861; Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District $14,661; Plainsburg Union Elementary $14,111; Forest Ranch Charter District $12,411; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kHappy Camp Union Elementary$25,185Alexander Valley Union Elementary$24,688Learning by Design Charter District$22,064River Islands High District$21,222Kid Street Learning Center Charter …$19,324Audeo Charter School III District$18,108Fieldbrook Elementary$14,861Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc Distri…$14,661Plainsburg Union Elementary$14,111Forest Ranch Charter District$12,411State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Learning by Design Charter District, FY23Happy Camp Union Elementary $25,185; Alexander Valley Union Elementary $24,688; Learning by Design Charter District $22,064; River Islands High District $21,222; Kid Street Learning Center Charter District $19,324; Audeo Charter School III District $18,108; Fieldbrook Elementary $14,861; Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District $14,661; Plainsburg Union Elementary $14,111; Forest Ranch Charter District $12,411; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kHappy Camp Union Elementary$25,185Alexander Valley Union Elementary$24,688Learning by Design Charter District$22,064River Islands High District$21,222Kid Street Learning Center Charter District$19,324Audeo Charter School III District$18,108Fieldbrook Elementary$14,861Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District$14,661Plainsburg Union Elementary$14,111Forest Ranch Charter District$12,411State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Learning by Design Charter District, FY23Happy Camp Union Elementary $25,185; Alexander Valley Union Elementary $24,688; Learning by Design Charter District $22,064; River Islands High District $21,222; Kid Street Learning Center Charter District $19,324; Audeo Charter School III District $18,108; Fieldbrook Elementary $14,861; Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District $14,661; Plainsburg Union Elementary $14,111; Forest Ranch Charter District $12,411; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kHappy Camp Union Elementary$25,185Alexander Valley Union Elementary$24,688Learning by Design Charter District$22,064River Islands High District$21,222Kid Street Learning Center Charter Dist…$19,324Audeo Charter School III District$18,108Fieldbrook Elementary$14,861Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District$14,661Plainsburg Union Elementary$14,111Forest Ranch Charter District$12,411State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$2,373,000 in revenue: 73.0% state, 19.8% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending was $2,474,000, or $22,697 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Learning by Design Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,732,000; Local $469,000; Federal $172,000; total $2,373,000.
  • State$1,732,000 73%
  • Local$469,000 20%
  • Federal$172,000 7%

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

109 students in 2022-23, 115 students in 2023-24, 114 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Learning by Design Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 109, 2023-24: 115, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-231092023-241152024-25114
Learning by Design Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 109, 2023-24: 115, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-231092023-241152024-25114
Learning by Design Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 109, 2023-24: 115, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-231092023-241152024-25114
Learning by Design Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 109, 2023-24: 115, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-231092023-241152024-25114

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231094.027.3
2023-241156.019.1
2024-251145.022.8

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 Learning by Design Charter District scored proficient or above: 6-33% in reading and 0-28% 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 arts6-33%45%52
Math0-28%34%51

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, 114 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Learning by Design Charter11422.871.1%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 Learning by Design 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 Learning by Design Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentLearning by Design Charter District ranks 237 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,064).#237 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaLearning by Design Charter District is the number 1,794 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 109 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,794 of 1,991
  3. Audeo Charter School III DistrictThe next larger California district: 111 students in fall 2022, $18,108 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,108
  4. Kid Street Learning Center Charter DistrictThe next smaller California district: 108 students in fall 2022, $19,324 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,324
  5. Compare Learning by Design Charter District with Audeo Charter School III 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 Learning by Design Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in Learning by Design Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 114 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Learning by Design Charter District spend per student?
    $22,064 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 Learning by Design Charter District's money come from?
    $2,373,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 73.0% state, 19.8% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Learning by Design Charter District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Learning by Design Charter District scored proficient or above: 6-33% in reading and 0-28% 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 Learning by Design Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0602090. 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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