Golden Valley River District vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Golden Valley River District Los Angeles Unified
Location Orangevale, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 314 427,795
Number of Schools 1 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 24.2:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Golden Valley River District Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,604 $25,877
Federal Revenue 1.0% 19.2%
State Revenue 71.5% 54.5%
Local Revenue 27.5% 26.3%
Golden Valley River District
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Golden Valley River District Los Angeles Unified
White 67.3% 8.7%
African American 0.0% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 19.2% 73.4%
Asian 0.7% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 12.8% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 30.6% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Golden Valley River District Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 1,380
Schools with AP 0 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 28.3% 48.1%

School Types

Golden Valley River District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
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.