Big Valley Joint Unified vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Big Valley Joint Unified Los Angeles Unified
Location Bieber, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 132 427,795
Number of Schools 2 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.4:1 18.7:1

Spending

Metric Big Valley Joint Unified Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $23,318 $22,606
Federal Revenue 11.5% 19.2%
State Revenue 39.0% 54.5%
Local Revenue 49.5% 26.3%
Big Valley Joint Unified
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Big Valley Joint Unified Los Angeles Unified
White 68.3% 8.7%
African American 0.0% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 24.3% 73.4%
Asian 0.0% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.3% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.2%
Multiracial 0.0% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 59.4% 77.5%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Big Valley Joint Unified Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered N/A 1,380
Schools with AP 0 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio N/A 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 20.9% 44.6%

School Types

Big Valley Joint Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
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.