School district · California

La Honda-Pescadero Unified

La Honda-Pescadero Unified in California: 3 public schools with 272 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $31,135 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
272
Students per teacher
13.6
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$31,135
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)
20.0
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

54%proficient

+9.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

98 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

California: 38%

39%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 62% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

98 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$16.8K15
$18.1K16
$18.9K17
$18.7K18
$22.4K19
$22.5K20
$23.7K21
$27.1K22
$30.3K23
$31.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.6% · $748K
State
20% · $2M
Local
72% · $7.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,780
Support services
$13,432
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$325K
Long-term debt
$14.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
La Honda ElementaryFree meals for all
K–56516.363%63%
K–812613.150%30%
Pescadero HighFree meals for all
9–128112.7——

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
360 Butano Cut Off, Pescadero, CA 94060
Phone
(650)879-0286
Website