School district · California

Downey Unified

Downey Unified in California: 21 public schools with 22,405 students and 23.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,511 per student in FY2024.

Schools
21
Students
22,405
Students per teacher
23.6
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,511
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)
950
Counselors (FTE)
33.0
Students per counselor
679
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
27.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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
$10.0K15
$11.6K16
$12.5K17
$12.5K18
$13.4K19
$13.4K20
$14.3K21
$15.4K22
$18.1K23
$19.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $56.6M
State
67% · $368.1M
Local
23% · $125.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,675
Support services
$5,903
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$28.5M
Long-term debt
$374.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 4High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Alameda ElementaryFree meals for all
K–574424.0
Carpenter (C. C.) ElementaryFree meals for all
K–579627.4
Gallatin ElementaryFree meals for all
K–578825.4
Gauldin (A.L.) ElementaryFree meals for all
K–564122.1
Imperial ElementaryFree meals for all
K–365323.3
Lewis (Ed C.) ElementaryFree meals for all
K–581023.1
Old River ElementaryFree meals for all
4–554030.0
Price (Maude) ElementaryFree meals for all
K–575724.4
Rio Hondo ElementaryFree meals for all
K–583823.3
Rio San Gabriel ElementaryFree meals for all
K–574725.8
Unsworth (Edith) ElementaryFree meals for all
K–563321.8
Ward (E. W.) ElementaryFree meals for all
K–554322.6
Williams (Spencer V.) ElementaryFree meals for all
K–373623.0
Doty (Wendy Lopour) MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,30424.7
Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,26423.3
Stauffer (Mary R.) MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,32923.7
Sussman (Edward A.) MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,24020.9
Columbus (Christopher) HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1236816.2
Downey HighFree meals for all
9–124,05123.9
Warren (Earl) HighFree meals for all
9–123,60924.4
Woodruff AcademyAlternative
7–12147.9

Sources

Address
11627 Brookshire Ave., Downey, CA 90241
Phone
(562)469-6500
Website