The O'Farrell Charter

The O'Farrell Charter operates as a large unified-grade school in San Diego, California, operated by The O'Farrell Charter District. Current enrollment sits at 1,862 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 209% above the state mean of about 602.

The O'Farrell Charter sits inside The O'Farrell Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The O'Farrell Charter records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Asian, 12% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), The O'Farrell Charter is one campus in the mix.

Ingenuity Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site. The O'Farrell 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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