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San Diego, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks The O'farrell Charter District #1312 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,956 per pupil, The O'farrell Charter District ranks #1587 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The O'farrell Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 1,818 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,956 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.3% local, 29.4% state, and 11.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #1312 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 372.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 11.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The O'farrell Charter, enrolling 1,862 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The O'farrell Charter accounts for 100.0% of all The O'farrell Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The O'farrell Charter District a distant remainder — means The O'farrell Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
The O'farrell Charter District student-counselor ratio is 372:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
The O'farrell Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to The O'farrell Charter District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in The O'farrell Charter District?
The O'farrell Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,818 students.
How much does The O'farrell Charter District spend per student?
The O'farrell Charter District spends $11,956 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #1312 in California.
What is the demographic composition of The O'farrell Charter District?
The O'farrell Charter District students are 58.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 11.8% African American, 1.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The O'farrell Charter District?
The O'farrell Charter District has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #1312 out of 1517 districts in California.