Garden Grove Unified vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Garden Grove Unified San Diego Unified
Location Garden Grove, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 38,164 93,893
Number of Schools 64 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.6:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Garden Grove Unified San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,600 $26,901
Federal Revenue 12.9% 14.4%
State Revenue 56.8% 25.1%
Local Revenue 30.3% 60.5%
Garden Grove Unified
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Garden Grove Unified San Diego Unified
White 5.8% 22.5%
African American 0.5% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 55.3% 47.7%
Asian 34.7% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.2% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 70.6% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Garden Grove Unified San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 146 218
Schools with AP 7 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 432.5:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 27.0% 41.0%

School Types

Garden Grove Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
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.