Lucia Mar Unified vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Lucia Mar Unified San Diego Unified
Location Arroyo Grande, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 9,591 93,893
Number of Schools 19 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 19.9:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Lucia Mar Unified San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,412 $26,901
Federal Revenue 10.9% 14.4%
State Revenue 30.7% 25.1%
Local Revenue 58.3% 60.5%
Lucia Mar Unified
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Lucia Mar Unified San Diego Unified
White 39.2% 22.5%
African American 0.3% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 51.5% 47.7%
Asian 1.8% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.7% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 48.7% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Lucia Mar Unified San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 35 218
Schools with AP 3 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 661.5:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 33.5% 41.0%

School Types

Lucia Mar 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.