California Pacific Charter - San Diego

California Pacific Charter - San Diego is a small unified-grade school in Costa Mesa, California, operated by California Pacific Charter - San Diego District. The school caters to 310 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

California Pacific Charter - San Diego sits inside California Pacific Charter - San Diego District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, California Pacific Charter - San Diego lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% White, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, California Pacific Charter - San Diego lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at California Pacific Charter - San Diego qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 55%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which California Pacific Charter - San Diego is one.

Nearest neighbor: California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

California Pacific Charter - San Diego operates from a city-core location. California Pacific Charter - San Diego operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

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