School district · California

Los Altos Elementary

Los Altos Elementary in California: 10 public schools with 3,368 students and 19.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,589 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
3,368
Students per teacher
19.5
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,589
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)
173
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.7
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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
$12.1K15
$12.7K16
$14.1K17
$15.2K18
$15.6K19
$16.0K20
$18.3K21
$20.9K22
$23.0K23
$23.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.5% · $1.6M
State
9.5% · $9.9M
Local
89% · $93.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,322
Support services
$9,467
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.9M
Long-term debt
$55.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–635418.6
K–640419.2
K–631318.6
K–636719.7
K–633420.0
K–632618.4
K–636520.4
7–851722.6
7–838817.5
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Sources

Address
201 Covington Rd., Los Altos, CA 94024
Phone
(650)947-1150
Website