Pierce Joint Unified vs San Diego Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Pierce Joint Unified San Diego Unified
Location Arbuckle, California San Diego, California
Total Enrollment 1,490 93,893
Number of Schools 5 175
Student:Teacher Ratio 19.5:1 21.5:1

Spending

Metric Pierce Joint Unified San Diego Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,120 $26,901
Federal Revenue 7.8% 14.4%
State Revenue 57.1% 25.1%
Local Revenue 35.1% 60.5%
Pierce Joint Unified
Federal State Local
San Diego Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Pierce Joint Unified San Diego Unified
White 14.6% 22.5%
African American 0.8% 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 82.3% 47.7%
Asian 0.8% 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.0% 9.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 64.0% 49.0%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Pierce Joint Unified San Diego Unified
AP Courses Offered 6 218
Schools with AP 1 18
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 388.7:1 323.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 38.3% 41.0%

School Types

Pierce Joint 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.