Cottonwood District vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Cottonwood District San Diego Unified
Location El Dorado Hills, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 2,798 93,893
Number of Schools 1 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 28.8:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Cottonwood District San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,547 $26,901
Federal Revenue 9.3% 14.4%
State Revenue 67.5% 25.1%
Local Revenue 23.2% 60.5%
Cottonwood District
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Cottonwood District San Diego Unified
White 69.8% 22.5%
African American 1.6% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 15.6% 47.7%
Asian 3.1% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 9.7% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 44.1% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Cottonwood District San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 10 218
Schools with AP 1 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 3563:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 0.1% 41.0%

School Types

Cottonwood District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
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.