District overview
At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
95,175
NCES CCD 2024–25, where reported
Open schools
175
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
23:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$20,783
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$12,812
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
District interpretation
What the numbers say about San Diego Unified
San Diego Unified operates 175 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in San Diego, California. NCES reports 95,175 students and 4,140.15 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
By reported enrollment, the district ranks 2 of 2014 California districts with data. 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 $20,783 in current expenditure per pupil and $12,812 per pupil assigned to instruction. This places reported current spending 427 of 1893 districts in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and district responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Student context
Needs schools plan for
- English learners
- 18.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 4,140.15
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $1,951,413,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
San Diego Unified location
San Diego, California · 32.7546, -117.1475. This is the NCES EDGE district-office point, not an attendance boundary.
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White24.1%
- Hispanic44.5%
- Black7.1%
- Asian14.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
- Multiracial9.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported, otherwise CRDC 2021–22. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Interactive campus directory
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175 current directory entries
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Showing 175 of 175 schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 290 | 20.7:1 |
| ALBA | Other | 01–12 | 20 | 2.4:1 |
| Alcott Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 234 | 23.4:1 |
| Angier Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 398 | 23.4:1 |
| Audubon K-8 | Elementary | KG–08 | 495 | 23.6:1 |
| Baker Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 361 | 24.1:1 |
| Balboa Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 457 | 21.8:1 |
| Barnard Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 473 | 22.5:1 |
| Bay Park Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 504 | 26.4:1 |
| Bell Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 700 | 21.4:1 |
| Benchley/Weinberger Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 560 | 25.5:1 |
| Bethune K-8 | Elementary | KG–08 | 520 | 22.6:1 |
| Bird Rock Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 383 | 23.6:1 |
| Birney Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 535 | 24.3:1 |
| Boone Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 342 | 24.4:1 |
| Burbank Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 317 | 24.4:1 |
| Cabrillo Elementary | Elementary | KG–04 | 157 | 19.6:1 |
| Cadman Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 184 | 23:1 |
| Canyon Hills High | High | 09–12 | 1,183 | 22.2:1 |
| Carson Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 336 | 24.3:1 |
| Carver Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 187 | 23.4:1 |
| Central Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 497 | 21.3:1 |
| Challenger Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 960 | 24.6:1 |
| Chavez Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 361 | 24.1:1 |
| Cherokee Point Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 298 | 24.8:1 |
| Chesterton Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 365 | 24.2:1 |
| Chollas/Mead Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 534 | 22.3:1 |
| Clairemont Canyons Academy | Elementary | KG–05 | 318 | 18.7:1 |
| Clairemont High | High | 09–12 | 823 | 22.6:1 |
| Clark Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 696 | 22.4:1 |
| Correia Middle | Middle | 07–08 | 602 | 23.2:1 |
| Crawford High | High | 09–12 | 1,318 | 25:1 |
| Creative Performing and Media Arts | Middle | 06–08 | 614 | 17.3:1 |
| Crown Point Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 313 | 26.1:1 |
| Cubberley Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 199 | 23.4:1 |
| Curie Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 536 | 24.4:1 |
| Dailard Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 567 | 25.8:1 |
| Dana | Middle | 05–06 | 646 | 23.1:1 |
| De Portola Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 680 | 23.7:1 |
| Dewey Elementary | Elementary | KG–04 | 267 | 22.3:1 |
| Dingeman Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 689 | 25.9:1 |
| Doyle Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 603 | 24.9:1 |
| East Village Middle College High | High | 09–12 | 138 | 17.4:1 |
| Edison Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 375 | 22.1:1 |
| Encanto Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 386 | 21.4:1 |
| Ericson Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 650 | 24.1:1 |
| Euclid Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 509 | 22.1:1 |
| Farb Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 443 | 15.5:1 |
| Fay Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 514 | 27:1 |
| Field Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 238 | 23.8:1 |
| Fletcher Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 155 | 25.8:1 |
| Florence Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 213 | 19.4:1 |
| Foster Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 518 | 23.8:1 |
| Franklin Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 380 | 25.3:1 |
| Freese Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 280 | 21.5:1 |
| Fulton K-8 | Elementary | KG–08 | 310 | 22.1:1 |
| Gage Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 698 | 24.9:1 |
| Garfield Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 308 | 22:1 |
| Garfield High | High | 09–12 | 226 | 10.4:1 |
| Golden Hill K-8 | Elementary | KG–08 | 464 | 23.2:1 |
| Grant K-8 | Elementary | KG–08 | 743 | 21.5:1 |
| Green Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 493 | 26.2:1 |
| Hage Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 505 | 22.6:1 |
| Hamilton Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 406 | 22.6:1 |
| Hancock Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 644 | 22.7:1 |
| Hardy Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 353 | 26.1:1 |
| Hawthorne Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 248 | 22.5:1 |
| Hearst Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 527 | 25.6:1 |
| Henry High | High | 09–12 | 2,485 | 26.3:1 |
| Hickman Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 457 | 26:1 |
| Holmes Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 495 | 26.3:1 |
| Home & Hosp/Transition Support | Other | KG–12 | 66 | 4.3:1 |
| Hoover High | High | 09–12 | 2,011 | 22.9:1 |
| Horton Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 386 | 25.7:1 |
| Ibarra Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 390 | 22.9:1 |
| iHigh Virtual Academy | Elementary | KG–06 | 148 | 21.1:1 |
| Innovation Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 350 | 16.6:1 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 400 | 25:1 |
| Jerabek Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 718 | 26.9:1 |
| John Muir Language Academy | Elementary | KG–08 | 336 | 19.8:1 |
| Johnson Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 283 | 23.6:1 |
| Jonas Salk Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 732 | 25.2:1 |
| Jones Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 257 | 25.7:1 |
| Joyner Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 410 | 24.7:1 |
| Juarez Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 264 | 26.4:1 |
| Kearny College Connections | High | 09–12 | 339 | 26.1:1 |
| Kearny Digital Media & Design | High | 09–12 | 349 | 25.5:1 |
| Kearny Eng Innov & Design | High | 09–12 | 297 | 24.6:1 |
| Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology | High | 09–12 | 313 | 23.2:1 |
| Kimbrough Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 316 | 22.6:1 |
| Knox Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 488 | 20.6:1 |
| Kumeyaay Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 398 | 23.4:1 |
| La Jolla Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 566 | 23.6:1 |
| La Jolla High | High | 09–12 | 1,174 | 24.4:1 |
| Lafayette Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 208 | 13.4:1 |
| Language Academy | Elementary | KG–08 | 1,015 | 23.7:1 |
| Lewis Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 1,013 | 23.9:1 |
| Lincoln High | High | 09–12 | 1,487 | 24:1 |
| Linda Vista Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 362 | 21.3:1 |
| Logan Memorial Educational Campus | Other | KG–12 | 1,467 | 20.8:1 |
| Loma Portal Elementary | Elementary | KG–04 | 392 | 26.1:1 |
| Longfellow UTK-8 | Elementary | KG–08 | 726 | 23.8:1 |
| Madison High | High | 09–12 | 780 | 20.3:1 |
| Mann Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 680 | 22.5:1 |
| Marshall Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 367 | 22.9:1 |
| Marshall Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 1,390 | 25.9:1 |
| Marston Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 702 | 21.8:1 |
| Marvin Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 543 | 26.1:1 |
| Mason Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 538 | 24.5:1 |
| McKinley Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 588 | 26.4:1 |
| Millennial Tech Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 378 | 17.3:1 |
| Miller Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 611 | 22.6:1 |
| Mira Mesa High | High | 09–12 | 2,187 | 25.3:1 |
| Miramar Ranch Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 637 | 25.5:1 |
| Mission Bay High | High | 09–12 | 1,240 | 20.4:1 |
| Montgomery Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 337 | 19.3:1 |
| Morse High | High | 09–12 | 1,591 | 22:1 |
| Mountain View | Elementary | KG–08 | 195 | 18.3:1 |
| Mt. Everest Academy | Other | KG–12 | 232 | 19.2:1 |
| Muirlands Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 742 | 25.7:1 |
| Nipaquay Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 378 | 25.2:1 |
| Normal Heights Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 275 | 22.9:1 |
| Nye Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 385 | 24.1:1 |
| Oak Park Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 545 | 23.7:1 |
| Ocean Beach Elementary | Elementary | KG–04 | 432 | 24:1 |
| Pacific Beach Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 312 | 25:1 |
| Pacific Beach Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 715 | 20.3:1 |
| Pacific View Leadership Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 227 | 26.4:1 |
| Paradise Hills Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 213 | 23.7:1 |
| Pendleton Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 352 | 29.3:1 |
| Penn Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 366 | 22.9:1 |
| Perkins K-8 | Elementary | KG–08 | 381 | 20.1:1 |
| Perry Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 341 | 21.9:1 |
| Pershing Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 980 | 24.8:1 |
| Point Loma High | High | 09–12 | 1,724 | 24.8:1 |
| Porter Elementary | Elementary | KG–06 | 590 | 23.6:1 |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 456 | 25.3:1 |
| Riley/New Dawn | Other | KG–12 | 142 | 6.5:1 |
| Rodriguez Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 280 | 25.5:1 |
| Rolando Park Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 270 | 20.8:1 |
| Roosevelt International Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 760 | 21.6:1 |
| Rosa Parks Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 705 | 26.1:1 |
| Ross Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 187 | 23.4:1 |
| Rowan Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 205 | 21.6:1 |
| San Diego High | High | 09–12 | 1,602 | 26.2:1 |
| San Diego Metro Career and Tech | High | 09–12 | 119 | 12:1 |
| San Diego SCPA | High | 06–12 | 1,297 | 24.5:1 |
| Sandburg Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 570 | 23.4:1 |
| Scripps Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 733 | 28.2:1 |
| Scripps Ranch High | High | 09–12 | 1,890 | 27:1 |
| Sequoia Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 180 | 18:1 |
| Sessions Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 424 | 22.8:1 |
| Sherman Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 535 | 24.4:1 |
| Silver Gate Elementary | Elementary | KG–04 | 399 | 24.3:1 |
| Spreckels Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 680 | 27.2:1 |
| Standley Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 813 | 22:1 |
| Sunset View Elementary | Elementary | KG–04 | 408 | 24:1 |
| Taft Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 410 | 20.7:1 |
| Tierrasanta Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 500 | 25.8:1 |
| Toler Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 235 | 19.6:1 |
| Torrey Pines Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 465 | 24.5:1 |
| TRACE | High | 09–12 | 437 | 12.6:1 |
| Twain High | High | 07–12 | 293 | 9.7:1 |
| University City High | High | 09–12 | 1,465 | 24.9:1 |
| Valencia Park Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 393 | 23.1:1 |
| Vista Grande Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 364 | 24.3:1 |
| Walker Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 398 | 26.5:1 |
| Wangenheim Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 703 | 24.6:1 |
| Washington Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 245 | 22.3:1 |
| Webster Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 208 | 23.1:1 |
| Wegeforth Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 200 | 20:1 |
| Whitman Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 102 | 25.5:1 |
| Whittier K-12 | Other | KG–12 | 77 | 8.5:1 |
| Wilson Middle | Middle | 06–08 | 712 | 19.7:1 |
| Zamorano Elementary | Elementary | KG–05 | 823 | 24.9:1 |