Mountain Empire Unified vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Mountain Empire Unified San Diego Unified
Location Pine Valley, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 1,824 93,893
Number of Schools 9 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.2:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Mountain Empire Unified San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,712 $26,901
Federal Revenue 15.4% 14.4%
State Revenue 53.7% 25.1%
Local Revenue 31.0% 60.5%
Mountain Empire Unified
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Mountain Empire Unified San Diego Unified
White 25.2% 22.5%
African American 0.6% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 65.8% 47.7%
Asian 0.4% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.4% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.6% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 55.2% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Mountain Empire Unified San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 1 218
Schools with AP 1 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 340.5:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 56.5% 41.0%

School Types

Mountain Empire 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.