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Sweetwater Union High

Chula Vista, California · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

34,282
Students enrolled
29
Public schools
1,540
Classroom teachers (FTE)
22.3:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Grade 7 4,671
  • Grade 8 4,878
  • Grade 9 5,896
  • Grade 10 5,918
  • Grade 11 6,011
  • Grade 12 6,908

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 71%
  • Asian 11%
  • White 10%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Black or African American 3%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 19,262 of 33,517 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 51%
  • Reduced-price lunch 7%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$16,467 spent per student on day-to-day operations California median: $19,068 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,741
  • Support services $6,276
  • Other (food service, etc.) $450

Where the money comes from

  • Local 35%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 9%

Total revenue $838.2 milliontotal spending $675.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: LargeStudents: 79% city, 15% suburb, 6% rural

Total staff (FTE)

3,106

District office

1130 Fifth Ave., Chula Vista CA 91911

County

San Diego County

Official website

NCES District ID

638640

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About Sweetwater Union High

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The mission of Sweetwater Union High School District, an international educational community that embraces the strength of its diversity, is to ensure all students possess an invincible sense of promise through a system distinguished by: • A variety of learning experiences that provoke exploration, creativity and inquiry. • A comprehensive network of student support systems. • Development of the skills necessary to succeed in higher education and the world of work. • Community involvement through a variety of partnerships. • A culture of integrity, respect and trust. • A learning environment that ensures the well-being of each student. • The celebration of individual achievement.
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