Capistrano Unified vs Long Beach Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Capistrano Unified Long Beach Unified
Location San Juan Capistrano, California Long Beach, California
Total Enrollment 41,855 65,554
Number of Schools 59 82
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.4:1 24.7:1

Spending

Metric Capistrano Unified Long Beach Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $15,039 $19,558
Federal Revenue 7.7% 15.4%
State Revenue 31.0% 60.1%
Local Revenue 61.2% 24.5%
Capistrano Unified
Federal State Local
Long Beach Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Capistrano Unified Long Beach Unified
White 49.5% 11.8%
African American 0.7% 12.3%
Hispanic or Latino 28.7% 58.9%
Asian 8.0% 10.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.9%
Multiracial 12.9% 5.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch 28.9% 51.6%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Capistrano Unified Long Beach Unified
AP Courses Offered 119 191
Schools with AP 7 12
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 526.7:1 564.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 27.8% 43.3%

School Types

Capistrano Unified

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

Long Beach Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
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.