At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
16,436
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
37
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
24:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$20,276
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$11,577
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 17,850
- Teachers (FTE)
- 855.8
- Student–teacher ratio
- 20.9:1
What current records say about Compton Unified
Compton Unified operates 37 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in Compton, California. NCES reports 16,436 students and 686.08 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 77 of 977 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $20,276 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,577 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 310 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 27%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 9.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 686.08
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $353,553,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Compton Unified
Compton, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.8916, -118.2167
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White0.3%
- Hispanic84.6%
- Black13.7%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
- Multiracial0.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Compton Unified
37 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 37 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 451 | 25.2:1 | |
| Bunche Middle | Middle06–08 | 286 | 25.2:1 | |
| Bursch Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 370 | 25.5:1 | |
| Carver Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 293 | 32.6:1 | |
| Centennial High | High09–12 | 908 | 20.1:1 | |
| Cesar Chavez Continuation High | High09–12 | 263 | 17.3:1 | |
| Clinton William Jefferson | ElementaryKG–08 | 692 | 25.3:1 | |
| Compton Academy of Technology and Innovation High | Other09–09 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Compton Community Day High | High09–12 | 6 | 2.7:1 | |
| Compton Community Day Middle | Middle06–08 | 2 | 0.9:1 | |
| Compton Early College High | High09–12 | 556 | 30.8:1 | |
| Compton High | High09–12 | 1,438 | 25.8:1 | |
| Compton STEP | OtherKG–12 | 15 | 7.7:1 | |
| Compton Virtual Academy | OtherKG–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Davis Middle | Middle06–08 | 520 | 26.2:1 | |
| Dickison Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 681 | 24.3:1 | |
| Early College Middle | Middle06–08 | 304 | 28:1 | |
| Emerson Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 544 | 23.9:1 | |
| Enterprise Middle | Middle07–08 | 182 | 18.1:1 | |
| Foster Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 398 | 24.9:1 | |
| Jefferson Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 642 | 27.2:1 | |
| Kelly Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 685 | 25.9:1 | |
| Laurel Street Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 377 | 25.2:1 | |
| Longfellow Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 450 | 25:1 |