Insight @ San Diego District vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Insight @ San Diego District Los Angeles Unified
Location Simi Valley, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 143 427,795
Number of Schools 1 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 35.8:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Insight @ San Diego District Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,783 $21,940
Federal Revenue 7.0% 19.2%
State Revenue 85.1% 54.5%
Local Revenue 7.9% 26.3%
Insight @ San Diego District
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Insight @ San Diego District Los Angeles Unified
White 27.3% 8.7%
African American 11.3% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 51.1% 73.4%
Asian 4.8% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2%
Multiracial 4.8% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 56.6% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Insight @ San Diego District Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 1,380
Schools with AP 0 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 281.7:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 28.1% 48.1%

School Types

Insight @ San Diego 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.