School district · California

Compton Unified

Compton Unified in California: 37 public schools with 16,304 students and 23.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,872 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 37
Students: 16,304
Students per teacher: 23.8; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $22,872; CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 686
Counselors (FTE): 25.0
Students per counselor: 653; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 14.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

51%proficient

+8.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

7,523 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

44%proficient

+7.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

7,544 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$12.0K15

$12.7K16

$12.3K17

$13.0K18

$15.2K19

$15.4K20

$15.6K21

$15.3K22

$20.3K23

$22.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $105.9M
State: 61% · $334.9M
Local: 19% · $105.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $13,128
Support services: $8,730
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $193.8M
Long-term debt: $286.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 21Middle schools: 7High schools: 6Other schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Anderson ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	451	25.2	56%	46%	Compton
Bursch ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	370	25.5	46%	46%	Compton
Carver ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	293	32.6	42%	37%	Los Angeles
Clinton William JeffersonFree meals for all	K–8	692	25.3	58%	51%	Compton
Dickison ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	681	24.3	49%	39%	Compton
Emerson ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	544	23.9	35%	32%	Compton
Foster ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	398	24.9	66%	64%	Compton
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	642	27.2	54%	48%	Compton
Kelly ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	685	25.9	52%	44%	Compton
Laurel Street ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	377	25.2	65%	62%	Compton
Longfellow ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	450	25.0	41%	28%	Compton
Martin Luther King ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	336	24.1	47%	38%	Compton
Mayo ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	440	24.4	47%	48%	Compton
McKinley ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	331	22.8	43%	34%	Compton
Ralph Bunche ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	217	24.2	50%	45%	Carson
Robert F. Kennedy ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	610	22.6	46%	33%	Compton
Ronald E. McNair ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	358	23.8	58%	60%	Compton
Roosevelt ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	534	26.8	40%	32%	Compton
Rosecrans ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	459	24.9	37%	33%	Compton
Tibby ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	554	24.7	69%	62%	Compton
Washington ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	268	25.1	44%	44%	Compton
Bunche MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	286	25.2	43%	30%	Compton
Compton Community Day MiddleAlternative	6–8	2	0.9	—	—	Compton
Davis MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	520	26.2	55%	53%	Compton
Enterprise MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	182	18.1	36%	26%	Compton
Walton MiddleFree meals for all	7–8	72	13.3	33%	11%	Compton
Whaley MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	429	24.3	45%	47%	Compton
Willowbrook MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	304	28.0	89%	67%	Compton
Centennial HighFree meals for all	9–12	908	20.1	—	—	Compton
Cesar Chavez Continuation HighAlternative	9–12	263	17.3	—	—	Compton
Compton Community Day HighAlternative	9–12	6	2.7	—	—	Compton
Compton Early College High	9–12	556	30.8	—	—	Compton
Compton HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,438	25.8	—	—	Compton
Manuel Dominguez HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,582	22.0	—	—	Compton
Compton STEPSpecial education	K–12	15	7.7	—	—	Compton
Compton Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtual	K–12	0	—	—	—	Compton
Thurgood Marshall	K–12	51	16.7	—	—	Compton

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 501 South Santa Fe Ave., Compton, CA 90221
Phone: (310)639-4321

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.