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ExploreDowney Unified

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 0611460

Downey Unified

Downey, CA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

22,462

-0.4%YoY

Graduation Rate

79.4%

-7.9%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$13,543

-24.7%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

23.7:1

+7.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

22.4%

+37.4%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

13.8%

-2.8%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.4%

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