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Compton Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Compton Unified runs 37 public schools with 16,436 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 24.0 students per teacher is 2.1 higher than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
37
Students
16,436
Teachers (FTE)
686
Students per teacher
24.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
501 South Santa Fe Ave., Compton, CA 90221
Phone
(310)639-4321
County
Los Angeles County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0609620
State district ID
CA-1973437
Total staff (FTE)
1,756
School counselors (FTE)
24.0About 685 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
57.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district24.0
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (19,179), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$543.8 million
Federal revenue
$211.5 million
State revenue
$263.7 million
Local revenue
$68.6 million
Total spending
$329.7 million
Spending per pupil
$17,191
Salaries
$148.3 million45.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$270.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 38.9%
  • State: 48.5%
  • Local: 12.6%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,191
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Compton Unified

By level: 6 high, 7 middle, 21 elementary, 3 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Anderson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 845126.5
Bunche MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 828626.0
Bursch ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 837026.4
Carver ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 829332.6
Centennial HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1290820.2
Cesar Chavez Continuation HighHigh9 to 1226317.5
Clinton William JeffersonCEP schoolElementaryK to 869225.6
Compton Community Day HighHigh9 to 1263.0
Compton Community Day MiddleMiddle6 to 821.0
Compton Early College HighHigh9 to 1255630.9
Compton HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,43826.1
Compton STEPOtherK to 121515.0
Compton Virtual AcademyOtherK to 120
Davis MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 852027.4
Dickison ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 868124.3
Emerson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 854424.7
Enterprise MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 818218.2
Foster ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539826.5
Jefferson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 864227.9
Kelly ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 868526.3
Laurel Street ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 837726.9
Longfellow ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 845026.5
Manuel Dominguez HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,58222.0
Martin Luther King ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 633625.8
Mayo ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 844024.4
McKinley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 833123.6
Ralph Bunche ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 821727.1
Robert F. Kennedy ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 861022.6
Ronald E. McNair ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 635823.9
Roosevelt ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 853428.1
Rosecrans ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 845925.5
Thurgood MarshallOtherK to 125117.0
Tibby ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 855425.2
Walton MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 87214.4
Washington ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 826826.8
Whaley MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 842925.2
Willowbrook MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 830430.4

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.