Long Beach Unified vs Santa Clara Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Long Beach Unified Santa Clara Unified
Location Long Beach, California Santa Clara, California
Total Enrollment 65,554 13,919
Number of Schools 82 30
Student:Teacher Ratio 24.7:1 19:1

Spending

Metric Long Beach Unified Santa Clara Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,558 $37,917
Federal Revenue 15.4% 4.9%
State Revenue 60.1% 13.2%
Local Revenue 24.5% 81.9%
Long Beach Unified
Federal State Local
Santa Clara Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Long Beach Unified Santa Clara Unified
White 11.8% 15.2%
African American 12.3% 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino 58.9% 42.1%
Asian 10.0% 32.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.9% 6.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 51.6% 33.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Long Beach Unified Santa Clara Unified
AP Courses Offered 191 12
Schools with AP 12 2
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 564.7:1 348.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 43.3% 30.0%

School Types

Long Beach Unified

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

Santa Clara 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.