School district · California

Lafayette Elementary

Lafayette Elementary in California: 6 public schools with 3,230 students and 21.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,618 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,230
Students per teacher
21.5
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,618
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)
150
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
461
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.2
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$9.9K15
$11.5K16
$11.5K17
$11.9K18
$12.2K19
$12.1K20
$13.1K21
$15.1K22
$16.0K23
$18.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.7% · $1.6M
State
23% · $13.9M
Local
75% · $46M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,367
Support services
$5,694
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$923K
Long-term debt
$67.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–565323.3
Happy Valley ElementaryFree meals for all
K–546323.2
K3—
K–551524.5
K–547921.8
6–81,11719.0

Sources

Address
3477 School St., Lafayette, CA 94549
Phone
(925)927-3500
Website