Charter School of San Diego District vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Charter School of San Diego District Los Angeles Unified
Location San Diego, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 1,415 427,795
Number of Schools 1 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 30.8:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Charter School of San Diego District Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,393 $25,877
Federal Revenue 10.2% 19.2%
State Revenue 31.4% 54.5%
Local Revenue 58.4% 26.3%
Charter School of San Diego District
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Charter School of San Diego District Los Angeles Unified
White 22.2% 8.7%
African American 7.8% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 59.3% 73.4%
Asian 2.9% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Multiracial 7.0% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 65.0% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Charter School of San Diego District Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 8 1,380
Schools with AP 1 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 429.7:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 44.1% 48.1%

School Types

Charter School of San Diego District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
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.