Big Sur Charter District vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Big Sur Charter District Los Angeles Unified
Location Monterey, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 85 427,795
Number of Schools 1 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 21.3:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Big Sur Charter District Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $10,306 $25,877
Federal Revenue 2.2% 19.2%
State Revenue 43.9% 54.5%
Local Revenue 54.0% 26.3%
Big Sur Charter District
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Big Sur Charter District Los Angeles Unified
White 47.5% 8.7%
African American 4.0% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 32.7% 73.4%
Asian 0.0% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 14.9% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 24.7% 79.3%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Big Sur Charter District Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 1,380
Schools with AP 0 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 3.0% 48.1%

School Types

Big Sur Charter District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Los Angeles Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 51
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.