Life Learning Academy Charter

Set in San Francisco, California, Life Learning Academy Charter is a very small 9-12 campus, overseen by Life Learning Academy Charter District. It instructs 47 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 94% leaner than typical.

Life Learning Academy Charter sits inside Life Learning Academy Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Life Learning Academy Charter lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 40% Black, 13% White, 6% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Francisco County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for San Francisco County shows the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Life Learning Academy Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Garfield Elementary, roughly 2.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. Life Learning Academy 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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