Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy

Set in Julian, California, Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy is a medium-sized combined-grade school, part of Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy District. It hosts 693 students across grades K through 12.

Operationally, Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy answers to Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy logs that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest breaks down as 39% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Julian Junior High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy.

The school occupies a small-town site. Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

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