Coachella Valley Unified vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Coachella Valley Unified Los Angeles Unified
Location Thermal, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 16,455 427,795
Number of Schools 21 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 20.5:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Coachella Valley Unified Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,847 $25,877
Federal Revenue 15.5% 19.2%
State Revenue 62.1% 54.5%
Local Revenue 22.5% 26.3%
Coachella 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 Coachella Valley Unified Los Angeles Unified
White 1.1% 8.7%
African American 0.2% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 97.6% 73.4%
Asian 0.2% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 0.6% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 85.7% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Coachella Valley Unified Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 21 1,380
Schools with AP 3 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 427.8:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 50.8% 48.1%

School Types

Coachella 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.