Oceanside Unified vs Simi Valley Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Oceanside Unified Simi Valley Unified
Location Oceanside, California Simi Valley, California
Total Enrollment 15,855 15,899
Number of Schools 24 27
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.7:1 21:1

Spending

Metric Oceanside Unified Simi Valley Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,118 $15,349
Federal Revenue 13.8% 8.1%
State Revenue 48.8% 46.3%
Local Revenue 37.4% 45.6%
Oceanside Unified
Federal State Local
Simi Valley Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Oceanside Unified Simi Valley Unified
White 20.5% 37.1%
African American 3.6% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 62.6% 48.4%
Asian 3.5% 8.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 1.4% 0.2%
Multiracial 8.1% 4.0%
Free/Reduced Lunch 52.4% 35.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Oceanside Unified Simi Valley Unified
AP Courses Offered 40 76
Schools with AP 2 4
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 462.2:1 1228.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 33.3% 29.3%

School Types

Oceanside Unified

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

Simi Valley 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.