Carmel Unified vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Carmel Unified San Diego Unified
Location Carmel, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 2,274 93,893
Number of Schools 7 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.8:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Carmel Unified San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $32,841 $26,901
Federal Revenue 5.0% 14.4%
State Revenue 11.5% 25.1%
Local Revenue 83.5% 60.5%
Carmel Unified
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Carmel Unified San Diego Unified
White 57.8% 22.5%
African American 0.2% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 28.8% 47.7%
Asian 2.9% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 10.2% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 27.5% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Carmel Unified San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 19 218
Schools with AP 1 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 236.6:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 32.7% 41.0%

School Types

Carmel Unified

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

San Diego 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.