High school (grades 9-12) · San Diego, CA

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter

Federal NCES profile for Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 069105212994Charter school
0/100100/10017/100
👥 S:T ratio
12
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

#37 of 41
high schools in San Diego · Resource Index
17
Resource Index · Lower
22:1
students per teacher
97.3%
free-lunch eligible

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter ranks #37 of 41 high schools in San Diego, CA.

Enrollment

198

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

22:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

+2% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

97.3%

vs 55.5% California avg

+75% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter compares with California and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:122:1

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

What stands out at Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in San Diego, California, enrolling 198 students.

At 22:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the California median, within a few percentage points of the 21.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need is high: 97.3% of students qualify for free meals, 75% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 198 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Among 215 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #180, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (59%) and White (19%) (diversity index 60/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding Mono County Office of Education spends $45,319 per pupil, 175% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among San Diego's high schools, it stands alongside Del Norte High (2,557 students): Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (22:1 vs 26.9:1).

Mono County Office of Education also operates Jan Work Community (11 students) and Sawtooth Ridge Community (5 students) alongside Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter.

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 Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter compares

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 22:1 ▲ 2% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 97.3% ▲ 75% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 198 top 83% - -

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

22:1
Leaner classes than 10% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
198
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
97.3%
free-lunch eligible - 75% 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
22:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 53% in California - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$45,319
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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 59.4%
White 18.8%
African American 9.6%
Asian 7.6%
Two or More 4.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 59.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.5, Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mono County Office of Education, which includes Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter.

$45,319
Per student
+175%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+173%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.7%
State 51.5%
Federal 10.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jan Work Community Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Sawtooth Ridge Community Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Mono County Office Of Education · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in San Diego

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter'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 Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter

How many students attend Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter?

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter has 198 students enrolled. It is a high school in San Diego, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter is 22:1, which is 2% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 40% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter?

97.3% of students at Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter?

The largest demographic group at Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter is Hispanic or Latino at 59.4% of enrollment, in San Diego, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter?

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter rank among high schools in San Diego?

By Resource Investment Index, Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter ranks #37 of 41 high 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 high schools in San Diego on the city page.

Is Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter a good school?

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. 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 Mono County Office of Education?

Besides Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter, Mono County Office of Education also operates Jan Work Community (11 students) and Sawtooth Ridge Community (5 students). See the Mono 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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