School district · California

Paso Robles Joint Unified

Paso Robles Joint Unified in California: 12 public schools with 6,283 students and 22.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,687 per student in FY2024.

Schools
12
Students
6,283
Students per teacher
22.9
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,687
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)
274
Counselors (FTE)
20.0
Students per counselor
314
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
10.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

41%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

2,504 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

31%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

2,548 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
$9.3K15
$11.0K16
$11.8K17
$11.2K18
$12.4K19
$11.0K20
$11.6K21
$13.8K22
$16.3K23
$16.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.2% · $12.1M
State
35% · $45.9M
Local
56% · $73M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,297
Support services
$5,750
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$11.6M
Long-term debt
$106.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 1High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–668227.339%33%
Glen Speck ElementaryFree meals for all
K–645427.437%21%
Kermit King ElementaryFree meals for all
K–650726.956%47%
K–83718.131%10%
Pat Butler ElementaryFree meals for all
K–647227.839%34%
K–646122.639%32%
Winifred Pifer ElementaryFree meals for all
K–649224.935%25%
Lewis Flamson Junior HighFree meals for all
7–888419.041%29%
Independence HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1213722.1——
Liberty High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all
10–1217117.0——
Paso Robles HighFree meals for all
9–121,98621.7——
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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
800 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446
Phone
(805)769-1000
Website