Ceres Unified vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Ceres Unified San Diego Unified
Location Ceres, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 13,894 93,893
Number of Schools 23 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.4:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Ceres Unified San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,271 $26,901
Federal Revenue 11.1% 14.4%
State Revenue 74.5% 25.1%
Local Revenue 14.4% 60.5%
Ceres Unified
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Ceres Unified San Diego Unified
White 11.4% 22.5%
African American 1.0% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 79.8% 47.7%
Asian 5.8% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.2% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 72.6% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Ceres Unified San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 27 218
Schools with AP 3 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 232.7:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 35.1% 41.0%

School Types

Ceres Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 2
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.