Regular local school district · San Diego County
San Diego Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
San Diego Unified runs 175 public schools with 95,175 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 23.0 students per teacher is 1.1 higher than the California figure of 21.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 175
- Students
- 95,175
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4,140
- Students per teacher
- 23.0
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 4100 Normal St. Rm. 2219, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619)725-5506
- County
- San Diego County
- Locale
- City: Large
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0634320
- State district ID
- CA-3768338
- Total staff (FTE)
- 10,908
- School counselors (FTE)
- 292.0About 326 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 271.0
Students per teacher compared
This district23.0
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 (97,968), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $2.24 billion
- Federal revenue
- $237.6 million
- State revenue
- $541.1 million
- Local revenue
- $1.46 billion
- Total spending
- $2.25 billion
- Spending per pupil
- $22,937
- Salaries
- $870.4 million38.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $5.19 billion
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.6%
- State: 24.2%
- Local: 65.2%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$22,937
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in San Diego Unified
By level: 25 high, 24 middle, 120 elementary, 6 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Adams ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 290 | 20.7 |
| AlbaCEP school | Other | 1 to 12 | 20 | 2.5 |
| Alcott ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 234 | 23.4 |
| Angier ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 398 | 23.4 |
| Audubon K-8CEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 495 | 23.6 |
| Baker ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 361 | 24.1 |
| Balboa ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 457 | 21.8 |
| Barnard ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 473 | 22.5 |
| Bay Park ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 504 | 26.5 |
| Bell MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 700 | 21.9 |
| Benchley/Weinberger ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 560 | 25.5 |
| Bethune K-8CEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 520 | 22.6 |
| Bird Rock ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 383 | 23.9 |
| Birney ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 535 | 24.3 |
| Boone ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 342 | 24.4 |
| Burbank ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 317 | 24.4 |
| Cabrillo ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 157 | 19.6 |
| Cadman ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 184 | 23.0 |
| Canyon Hills HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,183 | 22.3 |
| Carson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 336 | 25.8 |
| Carver ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 187 | 23.4 |
| Central ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 497 | 21.6 |
| Challenger MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 960 | 24.6 |
| Chavez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 361 | 24.1 |
| Cherokee Point ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 298 | 24.8 |
| Chesterton ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 365 | 24.3 |
| Chollas/Mead ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 534 | 22.2 |
| Clairemont Canyons AcademyCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 318 | 18.7 |
| Clairemont HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 823 | 22.9 |
| Clark MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 696 | 22.5 |
| Correia MiddleCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 602 | 23.2 |
| Crawford HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,318 | 25.3 |
| Creative Performing and Media ArtsCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 614 | 17.5 |
| Crown Point ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 313 | 26.1 |
| Cubberley ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 199 | 24.9 |
| Curie ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 536 | 24.4 |
| Dailard ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 567 | 25.8 |
| DanaCEP school | Middle | 5 to 6 | 646 | 23.1 |
| De Portola MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 680 | 24.3 |
| Dewey ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 267 | 22.2 |
| Dingeman ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 689 | 26.5 |
| Doyle ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 603 | 25.1 |
| East Village Middle College HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 138 | 19.7 |
| Edison ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 375 | 22.1 |
| Encanto ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 386 | 21.4 |
| Ericson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 650 | 24.1 |
| Euclid ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 509 | 22.1 |
| Farb MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 443 | 15.8 |
| Fay ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 514 | 27.1 |
| Field ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 238 | 23.8 |
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Other districts in San Diego County
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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.