Culver City Unified
Culver City Unified is a public school district based in Culver City, California, serving 6,595 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #208 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 733 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Alfonso Jimenez. It spends about $12,510 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the California median. It has roughly 21.2 students per teacher.
How Culver City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Culver City | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,510 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,488 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $117.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $129.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 311 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 611 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.2 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 347 | 474 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Alfonso Jimenez
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hueneme ElementaryPort Hueneme | 6,685 | 11 | $14,208 | 20.6 | #206 |
| Ocean ViewHuntington Beach | 6,658 | 13 | $13,544 | 23.4 | #207 |
| Culver City UnifiedCulver City · this district | 6,595 | 9 | $12,510 | 21.2 | #208 |
| Inglewood UnifiedInglewood | 6,547 | 15 | $15,268 | 23.1 | #209 |
| El Dorado Union HighPlacerville | 6,439 | 6 | $11,483 | 23.1 | #210 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Joint DistrictRigby, ID | 6,591 | $7,168 | 19.4 |
| Lake Orion Community SchoolsLake Orion, MI | 6,589 | $13,083 | 15.7 |
| Murray CountyChatsworth, GA | 6,585 | $10,807 | 14.2 |
| Atlantic City School DistrictAtlantic City, NJ | 6,585 | $25,784 | 10.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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