School district · California

Carlsbad Unified

Carlsbad Unified in California: 16 public schools with 10,678 students and 22.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,702 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
10,678
Students per teacher
22.7
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,702
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)
471
Counselors (FTE)
19.0
Students per counselor
562
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
21.2
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%

70%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

4,581 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

63%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

4,605 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
$8.6K15
$9.5K16
$9.9K17
$10.1K18
$11.3K19
$11.1K20
$12.5K21
$13.6K22
$15.0K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.1% · $6.3M
State
12% · $25.5M
Local
84% · $172.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,726
Support services
$5,586
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$56.3M
Long-term debt
$461.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 3High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–561224.581%79%
K–528123.470%69%
K–544122.167%63%
K–565922.072%70%
K–547120.252%48%
K–544920.080%80%
K–548824.478%79%
K–564224.789%83%
K–548122.482%81%
6–899122.372%64%
6–865520.962%44%
6–880722.255%48%
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10–12386.6——
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K–123817.0——

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
6225 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92009
Phone
(760)331-5000
Website