School district · California

Culver City Unified

Culver City Unified in California: 9 public schools with 6,581 students and 21.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,377 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
6,581
Students per teacher
21.1
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,377
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)
311
Counselors (FTE)
19.0
Students per counselor
346
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
10.0
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%

65%proficient

+3.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

2,931 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

55%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 84% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

2,926 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
$10.1K15
$11.5K16
$11.9K17
$11.8K18
$11.9K19
$12.2K20
$12.5K21
$14.7K22
$17.0K23
$19.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.5% · $7.2M
State
52% · $83.9M
Local
43% · $69.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,079
Support services
$7,778
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.1M
Long-term debt
$115.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–579522.170%75%
K–556523.567%61%
K–554823.879%71%
K–553121.254%40%
K–556722.774%69%
6–81,52320.861%47%
9–122,01219.6——
Culver Park HighAlternative
10–124016.0——
K–120———

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.

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.

Sources

Address
4034 Irving Pl., Culver City, CA 90232
Phone
(310)842-4220
Website