Santiago Charter Middle School

Listed by NCES as Santiago Middle District (district ID 0601894)

Public school district · Orange County · California · NCES district ID 0601894

Santiago Charter Middle School spent $13,254 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 92% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its one school enrolled 1,137 students in 2024-25; 30.9% 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 Santiago Charter Middle School in enrollment (1,058 to 1,096 students) and Santiago Charter Middle School itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Santiago Charter Middle School, FY23Santa Cruz County Office of Education $47,221; Cascade Union Elementary $20,815; Edison Elementary $19,905; Wheatland Union High $19,292; KIPP Comienza Community Prep District $18,431; Bullis Charter School $15,922; Fortuna Union High $15,711; Sonora Union High $15,423; Santiago Charter Middle School $13,254; Temecula Preparatory School $10,941; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.010k20k30k40k50kSanta Cruz County Office of Ed…$47,221Cascade Union Elementary$20,815Edison Elementary$19,905Wheatland Union High$19,292KIPP Comienza Community Prep D…$18,431Bullis Charter School$15,922Fortuna Union High$15,711Sonora Union High$15,423Santiago Charter Middle School$13,254Temecula Preparatory School$10,941State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Santiago Charter Middle School, FY23Santa Cruz County Office of Education $47,221; Cascade Union Elementary $20,815; Edison Elementary $19,905; Wheatland Union High $19,292; KIPP Comienza Community Prep District $18,431; Bullis Charter School $15,922; Fortuna Union High $15,711; Sonora Union High $15,423; Santiago Charter Middle School $13,254; Temecula Preparatory School $10,941; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.010k20k30k40k50kSanta Cruz County Office of Educati…$47,221Cascade Union Elementary$20,815Edison Elementary$19,905Wheatland Union High$19,292KIPP Comienza Community Prep Distri…$18,431Bullis Charter School$15,922Fortuna Union High$15,711Sonora Union High$15,423Santiago Charter Middle School$13,254Temecula Preparatory School$10,941State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Santiago Charter Middle School, FY23Santa Cruz County Office of Education $47,221; Cascade Union Elementary $20,815; Edison Elementary $19,905; Wheatland Union High $19,292; KIPP Comienza Community Prep District $18,431; Bullis Charter School $15,922; Fortuna Union High $15,711; Sonora Union High $15,423; Santiago Charter Middle School $13,254; Temecula Preparatory School $10,941; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.020k40k50kSanta Cruz County Office of Education$47,221Cascade Union Elementary$20,815Edison Elementary$19,905Wheatland Union High$19,292KIPP Comienza Community Prep District$18,431Bullis Charter School$15,922Fortuna Union High$15,711Sonora Union High$15,423Santiago Charter Middle School$13,254Temecula Preparatory School$10,941State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Santiago Charter Middle School, FY23Santa Cruz County Office of Education $47,221; Cascade Union Elementary $20,815; Edison Elementary $19,905; Wheatland Union High $19,292; KIPP Comienza Community Prep District $18,431; Bullis Charter School $15,922; Fortuna Union High $15,711; Sonora Union High $15,423; Santiago Charter Middle School $13,254; Temecula Preparatory School $10,941; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.020k40k50kSanta Cruz County Office of Education$47,221Cascade Union Elementary$20,815Edison Elementary$19,905Wheatland Union High$19,292KIPP Comienza Community Prep District$18,431Bullis Charter School$15,922Fortuna Union High$15,711Sonora Union High$15,423Santiago Charter Middle School$13,254Temecula Preparatory School$10,941State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$14,952,000 in revenue: 30.9% state, 57.5% local and 11.6% federal. Total spending including $133,000 of capital outlay was $14,437,000, or $13,380 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Santiago Charter Middle School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,625,000; Local $8,591,000; Federal $1,736,000; total $14,952,000.
  • State$4,625,000 31%
  • Local$8,591,000 57%
  • Federal$1,736,000 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 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,079 students in 2022-23, 1,098 students in 2023-24, 1,137 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Santiago Charter Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,079, 2023-24: 1,098, 2024-25: 1,13705001k1.5k2022-231,0792023-241,0982024-251,137
Santiago Charter Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,079, 2023-24: 1,098, 2024-25: 1,13705001k1.5k2022-231,0792023-241,0982024-251,137
Santiago Charter Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,079, 2023-24: 1,098, 2024-25: 1,13705001k1.5k2022-231,0792023-241,0982024-251,137
Santiago Charter Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,079, 2023-24: 1,098, 2024-25: 1,13705001k1.5k2022-231,0792023-241,0982024-251,137

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,07942.925.2
2023-241,09844.124.9
2024-251,13746.024.7

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 Santiago Charter Middle School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 27% 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 arts48%45%1,113
Math27%34%1,113

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, 1,137 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Santiago Middle1,13724.753.6%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 Santiago Charter Middle 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 Santiago Charter Middle School

  1. California districts by spending per studentSantiago Charter Middle School ranks 595 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,254).#595 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaSantiago Charter Middle School is the number 649 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 1,079 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#649 of 1,991
  3. Sonora Union High School DistrictThe next larger California district: 1,087 students in fall 2022, $15,423 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,423
  4. KIPP Comienza Community Prep DistrictThe next smaller California district: 1,077 students in fall 2022, $18,431 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,431
  5. Compare Santiago Charter Middle School with Sonora Union High School 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 Santiago Charter Middle School

  1. How many schools and students are in Santiago Charter Middle School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 1,137 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Santiago Charter Middle School spend per student?
    $13,254 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Santiago Charter Middle School's money come from?
    $14,952,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 30.9% state, 57.5% local and 11.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Santiago Charter Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Santiago Charter Middle School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 27% 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 Santiago Charter Middle School's NCES district ID?
    0601894. 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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