Castro Valley Unified vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Castro Valley Unified Los Angeles Unified
Location Castro Valley, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 9,207 427,795
Number of Schools 15 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 21.6:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Castro Valley Unified Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $21,375 $25,877
Federal Revenue 11.1% 19.2%
State Revenue 62.3% 54.5%
Local Revenue 26.6% 26.3%
Castro Valley Unified
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Castro Valley Unified Los Angeles Unified
White 17.5% 8.7%
African American 3.7% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 26.9% 73.4%
Asian 35.4% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.2%
Multiracial 16.0% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 26.8% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Castro Valley Unified Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 20 1,380
Schools with AP 2 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 375.3:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 26.6% 48.1%

School Types

Castro Valley 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 Editorial.