School district · California
La Canada Unified
La Canada Unified in California: 4 public schools with 3,979 students and 23.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,383 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 3,979
- Students per teacher
- 23.6
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,383
- 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)
- 169
- Counselors (FTE)
- 10.6
- Students per counselor
- 375
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 5.7
- Librarians (FTE): 0.1
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.
$10.4K15
$10.9K16
$11.1K17
$11.2K18
$12.0K19
$12.3K20
$12.6K21
$14.5K22
$16.8K23
$17.4K24
- Federal
- 1.9% · $1.5M
- State
- 39% · $29.5M
- Local
- 59% · $44.7M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,821
- Support services
- $6,148
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $22.8M
- Long-term debt
- $99M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 3High schools: 1
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| K–6 | 633 | 25.4 | |
| K–6 | 642 | 22.6 | |
| K–6 | 715 | 24.8 | |
| 7–12 | 1,989 | 23.0 |
Sources
- Address
- 4490 Cornishon Ave., La Canada, CA 91011
- Phone
- (818)952-8304
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).