Orange Unified vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Orange Unified San Diego Unified
Location Orange, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 24,764 93,893
Number of Schools 40 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 25.3:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Orange Unified San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,286 $26,901
Federal Revenue 11.0% 14.4%
State Revenue 35.0% 25.1%
Local Revenue 53.9% 60.5%
Orange Unified
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Orange Unified San Diego Unified
White 20.2% 22.5%
African American 1.1% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 61.1% 47.7%
Asian 10.5% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.8% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 48.6% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Orange Unified San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 103 218
Schools with AP 5 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 445.3:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 35.5% 41.0%

School Types

Orange Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
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.