Family First Charter

As an intimate secondary school in Hawthorne, California, Family First Charter teaches 605 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Family First Charter District. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Operationally, Family First Charter answers to Family First Charter District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Family First Charter lists that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Family First Charter has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 39.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Family First Charter higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Family First Charter is one campus in the mix.

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Family First Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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