Los Alamitos Unified vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Los Alamitos Unified San Diego Unified
Location Los Alamitos, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 8,934 93,893
Number of Schools 9 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 25.2:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Los Alamitos Unified San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,275 $26,901
Federal Revenue 8.4% 14.4%
State Revenue 42.3% 25.1%
Local Revenue 49.2% 60.5%
Los Alamitos Unified
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Los Alamitos Unified San Diego Unified
White 35.9% 22.5%
African American 1.9% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 30.5% 47.7%
Asian 17.5% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4%
Multiracial 13.6% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 13.9% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Los Alamitos Unified San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 27 218
Schools with AP 1 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 930.9:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 11.8% 41.0%

School Types

Los Alamitos 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.