Jcs Manzanita
La Mesa · San Diego County · San Diego County Office of Education · Public
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Jcs Manzanita compares for families
What families should know about Jcs Manzanita.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Altus Schools East County, Diego Hills Central Public Charter, King-Chavez Community High and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
Campus Breakdown — 2024
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is down 26.4 pp since 2020-21. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-1.0%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~242 | -3 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~237 | -8 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~232 | -13 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Jcs Manzanita — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · La Mesa · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 78% (9→2 from 2020 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -12%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~237 by 2029 — about 8 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 8 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jcs Manzanita | Public | 245 | — | -78% |
| Peer-group median | 7.7% | -12% | ||
| Altus Schools East County | Public | 297 | — | -16% |
| Diego Hills Central Public Charter | Public | 301 | — | -54% |
| King-Chavez Community High | Public | 255 | 4.8% | -66% |
| Twain High | Public | 236 | — | -5% |
| Kearny Eng Innov & Design | Public | 283 | 7.7% | +10% |
| America's Finest Charter | Public | 334 | — | -6% |
| City Heights Preparatory Charter | Public | 157 | — | +175% |
| Urban Discovery Academy Charter | Public | 310 | — | -33% |
| Kearny College Connections | Public | 319 | 19.1% | -8% |
| Greater San Diego Academy | Public | 196 | — | -23% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment -77.8% vs. county -8.7% AND stability (75.0%) below the county median. Recruitment and retention both under pressure — likely a foundational rather than tactical problem.
5 of 20 students who enrolled at Jcs Manzanita this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (25.0% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
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Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — San Diego County Office of Education (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 31.0%
Federal: 16.0%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the San Diego County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).