Cajon Valley Union vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Cajon Valley Union Los Angeles Unified
Location El Cajon, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 15,337 427,795
Number of Schools 25 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 23:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Cajon Valley Union Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,262 $25,877
Federal Revenue 13.2% 19.2%
State Revenue 58.5% 54.5%
Local Revenue 28.3% 26.3%
Cajon Valley Union
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Cajon Valley Union Los Angeles Unified
White 42.7% 8.7%
African American 6.3% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 34.1% 73.4%
Asian 8.3% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.2%
Multiracial 7.1% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 63.2% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Cajon Valley Union Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 1,380
Schools with AP 0 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 477.7:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 37.0% 48.1%

School Types

Cajon Valley Union

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 Editorial.