Other / mixed grade configuration · San Diego, CA

San Diego County Court

Federal NCES profile for San Diego County Court, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 069103013693
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
85
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

San Diego County Court earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of California schools.

#5 of 27
schools in San Diego · Resource Index
57
Resource Index · Higher
10.9:1
small classes for California
98.3%
free-lunch eligible

San Diego County Court has class sizes smaller than 95% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, San Diego County Court ranks #5 of 27 schools in San Diego, CA.

Enrollment

219

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.9:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-49% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

98.3%

vs 55.5% California avg

+77% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How San Diego County Court compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at San Diego County Court

San Diego County Court is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in San Diego, California, enrolling 219 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.9:1, San Diego County Court is leaner than roughly 95% of California schools and 49% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 98.3% of students qualify for free meals, 77% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 219 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 239 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #4, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (68%) and African American (15%) (diversity index 51/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 73 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Among San Diego's public schools, it stands alongside The O'farrell Charter (1,862 students): San Diego County Court is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.9:1 vs 20.7:1).

San Diego County Office of Education also operates San Diego County Community (510 students) and Monarch (225 students) alongside San Diego County Court.

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 San Diego County Court compares

San Diego County Court on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.9:1 ▼ 49% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 98.3% ▲ 77% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 219 top 81% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
219
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
98.3%
free-lunch eligible - 77% 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
10.9:1
students per teacher - 49% below state mean
Top 5% in California - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 73 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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 67.6%
African American 14.6%
White 9.6%
Two or More 6.4%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.8, San Diego County Court is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

How San Diego County Court Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
San Diego County Community Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Monarch Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
North Coastal Consortium Schools Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
San Pasqual Academy Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
San Diego County Special Education Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to San Diego County Court's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

San Diego County Office Of Education · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in San Diego

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on San Diego County Court's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about San Diego County Court

How many students attend San Diego County Court?

San Diego County Court has 219 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in San Diego, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at San Diego County Court?

The student-teacher ratio at San Diego County Court is 10.9:1, which is 49% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 31% 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 San Diego County Court?

98.3% of students at San Diego County Court are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of San Diego County Court?

The largest demographic group at San Diego County Court is Hispanic or Latino at 67.6% of enrollment, in San Diego, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for San Diego County Court?

San Diego County Court has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does San Diego County Court rank among schools in San Diego?

By Resource Investment Index, San Diego County Court ranks #5 of 27 schools in San Diego, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in San Diego on the city page.

Is San Diego County Court a good school?

San Diego County Court earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in San Diego County Office of Education?

Besides San Diego County Court, San Diego County Office of Education also operates San Diego County Community (510 students), Monarch (225 students), and North Coastal Consortium Schools (46 students). See the San Diego County Office of Education district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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