Enrollment
141
California · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Los Angeles, CA
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles
Federal NCES profile for Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060223113851Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 53
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 72
📋 Attendance 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.
- #18 of 122
- high schools in Los Angeles · Resource Index
- 54
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.8:1
- small classes for California
- 88.3%
- free-lunch eligible
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles has class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles ranks #18 of 122 high schools in Los Angeles, CA.
School address
NCES ID 060223113851 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.8:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-45% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
88.3%
vs 55.5% California avg
+59% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles sits near the smaller end of the California enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles serves a higher-need student population than most California campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
No single support indicator dominates
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles is a high-poverty, small charter high school in Los Angeles, California, enrolling 141 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.8:1, Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles is leaner than roughly 94% of California schools and 45% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 88.3% of students qualify for free meals, 59% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 141 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 237 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #42.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 8/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 6 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 141 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District spends $23,043 per pupil, 23% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 20.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Los Angeles's high schools, it stands alongside Venice Senior High (2,293 students): Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.8:1 vs 24.4:1).
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District is a single-school charter district, so Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles compares
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.8:1 | ▼ 45% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 88.3% | ▲ 59% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 141 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
141
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
88.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 59% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher
- 45% below state mean
Top 6% in California - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$23,043
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 141 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 95.7%
African American 2.1%
Asian 1.4%
White 0.7%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 95.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 8.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 8.3, Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
AP courses offered 6
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District, which includes Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles.
$23,043
Per student
+23%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+30%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 22.9%
State 56.4%
Federal 20.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools in Los Angeles
6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Venice Senior High
Standard public school
2,293 students 24.4:1 students per teacher
James a. Garfield Senior High
Standard public school
2,237 students 17.5:1 students per teacher
Alexander Hamilton Senior High
Standard public school
2,055 students 16.4:1 students per teacher
John C. Fremont Senior High
Standard public school
1,889 students 18.3:1 students per teacher
John Marshall Senior High
Standard public school
1,842 students 19.6:1 students per teacher
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High
Standard public school
1,678 students 18.6:1 students per teacher
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~141 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles
How many students attend Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles?
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles has 141 students enrolled. It is a high school in Los Angeles, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles?
The student-teacher ratio at Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles is 11.8:1, which is 45% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles?
88.3% of students at Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles?
The largest demographic group at Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles is Hispanic or Latino at 95.7% of enrollment, in Los Angeles, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles?
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles rank among high schools in Los Angeles?
By Resource Investment Index, Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles ranks #18 of 122 high schools in Los Angeles, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Los Angeles on the city page.
What other schools are in Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District?
None; Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District is a single-school charter district, and Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles is its only campus.
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