Garden Grove Unified vs Sacramento City Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Garden Grove Unified Sacramento City Unified
Location Garden Grove, California Sacramento, California
Total Enrollment 38,164 38,821
Number of Schools 64 73
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.2:1 21.4:1

Spending

Metric Garden Grove Unified Sacramento City Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,023 $17,785
Federal Revenue 12.9% 19.4%
State Revenue 56.8% 53.8%
Local Revenue 30.3% 26.8%
Garden Grove Unified
Federal State Local
Sacramento City Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Garden Grove Unified Sacramento City Unified
White 5.8% 17.1%
African American 0.5% 11.6%
Hispanic or Latino 55.3% 42.2%
Asian 34.7% 18.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.6%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 2.0%
Multiracial 3.2% 8.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch 65.0% 57.4%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Garden Grove Unified Sacramento City Unified
AP Courses Offered 146 66
Schools with AP 7 8
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 469.6:1 413.6:1
Chronic Absenteeism 25.1% 33.9%

School Types

Garden Grove Unified

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

Sacramento City 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.