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Literacy First Charter

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County · K-12

District (geographic): San Diego County Office of Education

Authorized by LITERACY FIRST CHARTER DISTRICT

TraditionalElementary-High CombinationDirectly funded
Status
open
NCES ID
069103010374
Opened
2001-08-21
Closed
Latest enrollment
2,050(2023-2024)
Address
799 East Washington Avenue, El Cajon 92020
Charter number
0405
Student–teacher ratio
21.4:1(95.7 FTE, 2023-2024)

Contact

Phone
(619) 579-7232
Website
www.lfcsinc.org
Principal / Lead
Debbie Beyer

Student demographics

2023-2024 · NCES CCD
Asian42%
White32%
Hispanic / Latino20%
Multiracial4%
Black2%
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible55%

Federal poverty indicator (CCD-033) — this school participates in CEP/Provision, where every student receives free meals regardless of household income.

English Learners31%

Students classified as English Learners (EDFacts FS141, as of 2021-2022 — most recent NCES release).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24 School Membership + Lunch Program files. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100 due to rounding and non-reporting cells.

Charter history

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Enrollment trend

  • 2023-2024
    2,050
    CCD
  • 2022-2023
    1,972
    CCD
  • 2021-2022
    1,945
    CCD
  • 2020-2021
    1,862
    CCD

Organization & finances

Operating nonprofit
LITERACY FIRST CHARTER SCHOOLS
IRS EIN
912145223
501(c)(3) since
2005
Fiscal yearRevenueExpensesAssets (EOY)Exec comp
2023$28M$26M$38M$372K
2022$25M$23M$34M$365K
2021$23M$20M$29M$348K

"Exec comp" is aggregate compensation for all current officers, directors, and trustees from the org's most-recent Form 990. Per-officer breakdowns are in the linked 990 PDFs. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (IRS Form 990 data).

Top-paid leadership (FY 2024)

NameTitleHours/wkTotal comp
DEBBIE BEYEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$413K
STEVE ROBINSONFINANCIAL OFFICER40$242K
JAMIE ROBINSONASSISTANT PRINCIPAL40$215K
TROY BEYERSPED ADMINISTRATOR40$205K
LINN DUNTONATHLETIC DIRECTOR40$195K

Total compensation = base + bonus from this nonprofit + comp from related orgs + estimated other (retirement, benefits, deferred). Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII Section A.

Board of directors

  • MATHEW SIMONETRUSTEE
  • KATINA EVANSVICE PRESIDENT
  • PRISCILLA SCHREIBERPRESIDENT
  • JASON LEWISSECRETARY
  • BARBARA JOHNSONTRUSTEE

Sources & references

Complaints

Formal complaint records, where public, will appear here.