Compton Unified vs Pajaro Valley Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Compton Unified Pajaro Valley Unified
Location Compton, California Watsonville, California
Total Enrollment 17,437 17,452
Number of Schools 35 33
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.6:1 20.4:1

Spending

Metric Compton Unified Pajaro Valley Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,276 $20,320
Federal Revenue 13.8% 12.9%
State Revenue 70.8% 56.5%
Local Revenue 15.5% 30.6%
Compton Unified
Federal State Local
Pajaro Valley Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Compton Unified Pajaro Valley Unified
White 0.4% 12.5%
African American 16.6% 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino 81.1% 84.2%
Asian 0.1% 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.1%
Multiracial 1.1% 1.6%
Free/Reduced Lunch 82.5% 69.2%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Compton Unified Pajaro Valley Unified
AP Courses Offered 52 32
Schools with AP 4 3
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 290.7:1 435.1:1
Chronic Absenteeism 28.5% 37.0%

School Types

Compton Unified

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

Pajaro Valley Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 5
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.