Barona Indian Charter

Located at 1095 Barona Rd., in Lakeside, California, Barona Indian Charter is a micro-enrollment elementary school that teaches 86 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Barona Indian Charter District. That puts it 82% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Barona Indian Charter District is the operating authority for Barona Indian Charter, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Barona Indian Charter shows that the most-represented group is Native American (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander.

In terms of school funding signals, Barona Indian Charter lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Barona Indian Charter tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Barona Indian Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for San Diego County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Barona Indian Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hanson Elementary, roughly 5.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site. Barona Indian Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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