Greater San Diego Academy

Greater San Diego Academy is one of the minimally staffed unified-grade schools in Jamul, California, operated by Greater San Diego Academy District, with 209 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

Greater San Diego Academy is a school of Greater San Diego Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Greater San Diego Academy logs that White students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Greater San Diego Academy has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greater San Diego Academy is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jamul Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. Greater San Diego Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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