Vista Springs Charter District

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0601463

Vista Springs Charter District spent $14,341 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 251 students in 2024-25; 87.1% 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 Vista Springs Charter District in enrollment (245 to 248 students) and Vista Springs Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vista Springs Charter District, FY23Trona Joint Unified $30,858; King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District $20,423; Stella Elementary Charter Academy $19,149; Fort Sage Unified $19,060; TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem DIST $17,798; California Pacific Charter - San Diego District $17,576; Voices College-Bound Lang Acad @ W. Contra Costa Co District $17,045; Vista Springs Charter District $14,341; Redding STEM Academy District $13,629; The Grove School $12,610; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kTrona Joint Unified$30,858King-Chavez Academy of Excelle…$20,423Stella Elementary Charter Acad…$19,149Fort Sage Unified$19,060TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningh…$17,798California Pacific Charter - S…$17,576Voices College-Bound Lang Acad…$17,045Vista Springs Charter District$14,341Redding STEM Academy District$13,629The Grove School$12,610State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vista Springs Charter District, FY23Trona Joint Unified $30,858; King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District $20,423; Stella Elementary Charter Academy $19,149; Fort Sage Unified $19,060; TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem DIST $17,798; California Pacific Charter - San Diego District $17,576; Voices College-Bound Lang Acad @ W. Contra Costa Co District $17,045; Vista Springs Charter District $14,341; Redding STEM Academy District $13,629; The Grove School $12,610; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kTrona Joint Unified$30,858King-Chavez Academy of Excellence D…$20,423Stella Elementary Charter Academy$19,149Fort Sage Unified$19,060TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & …$17,798California Pacific Charter - San Di…$17,576Voices College-Bound Lang Acad @ W.…$17,045Vista Springs Charter District$14,341Redding STEM Academy District$13,629The Grove School$12,610State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vista Springs Charter District, FY23Trona Joint Unified $30,858; King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District $20,423; Stella Elementary Charter Academy $19,149; Fort Sage Unified $19,060; TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem DIST $17,798; California Pacific Charter - San Diego District $17,576; Voices College-Bound Lang Acad @ W. Contra Costa Co District $17,045; Vista Springs Charter District $14,341; Redding STEM Academy District $13,629; The Grove School $12,610; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kTrona Joint Unified$30,858King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District$20,423Stella Elementary Charter Academy$19,149Fort Sage Unified$19,060TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H.…$17,798California Pacific Charter - San Diego Dist…$17,576Voices College-Bound Lang Acad @ W. Contra…$17,045Vista Springs Charter District$14,341Redding STEM Academy District$13,629The Grove School$12,610State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vista Springs Charter District, FY23Trona Joint Unified $30,858; King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District $20,423; Stella Elementary Charter Academy $19,149; Fort Sage Unified $19,060; TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem DIST $17,798; California Pacific Charter - San Diego District $17,576; Voices College-Bound Lang Acad @ W. Contra Costa Co District $17,045; Vista Springs Charter District $14,341; Redding STEM Academy District $13,629; The Grove School $12,610; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kTrona Joint Unified$30,858King-Chavez Academy of Excellence Distr…$20,423Stella Elementary Charter Academy$19,149Fort Sage Unified$19,060TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edit…$17,798California Pacific Charter - San Diego…$17,576Voices College-Bound Lang Acad @ W. Con…$17,045Vista Springs Charter District$14,341Redding STEM Academy District$13,629The Grove School$12,610State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$4,516,000 in revenue: 87.1% state, 4.7% local and 8.2% federal. Total spending was $3,534,000, or $14,366 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Vista Springs Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,933,000; Local $212,000; Federal $371,000; total $4,516,000.
  • State$3,933,000 87%
  • Local$212,000 5%
  • Federal$371,000 8%

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

246 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 251 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Vista Springs Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232462023-242472024-25251
Vista Springs Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232462023-242472024-25251
Vista Springs Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232462023-242472024-25251
Vista Springs Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232462023-242472024-25251

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232469.725.3
2023-2424712.919.2
2024-2525110.623.7

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 Vista Springs Charter District scored proficient or above: 17-36% in reading and 9-28% 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 arts17-36%45%117
Math9-28%34%117

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 other school, 251 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Vista Springs Charter25123.761.8%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 Vista Springs 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 Vista Springs Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentVista Springs Charter District ranks 961 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,341).#961 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaVista Springs Charter District is the number 1,497 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 246 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,497 of 1,991
  3. Trona Joint UnifiedThe next larger California district: 247 students in fall 2022, $30,858 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,858
  4. Redding STEM Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 245 students in fall 2022, $13,629 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,629
  5. Compare Vista Springs Charter District with Trona Joint UnifiedEnrollment, 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 Vista Springs Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in Vista Springs Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 251 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Vista Springs Charter District spend per student?
    $14,341 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 Vista Springs Charter District's money come from?
    $4,516,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 87.1% state, 4.7% local and 8.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Vista Springs Charter District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Vista Springs Charter District scored proficient or above: 17-36% in reading and 9-28% 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 Vista Springs Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0601463. 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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