School district · California

Pleasanton Unified

Pleasanton Unified in California: 17 public schools with 13,302 students and 23.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,479 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
13,302
Students per teacher
23.1
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,479
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)
576
Counselors (FTE)
31.5
Students per counselor
422
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
19.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.1

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%

77%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

5,741 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

75%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

5,785 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
$9.4K15
$10.5K16
$10.8K17
$10.9K18
$12.1K19
$12.4K20
$12.6K21
$14.7K22
$16.2K23
$17.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.1% · $6.1M
State
47% · $137.8M
Local
51% · $150.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,799
Support services
$6,001
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$31.7M
Long-term debt
$317.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 3High schools: 3Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–554423.765%66%
K–570024.176%76%
K–567025.872%79%
K–549224.887%91%
K–558624.380%82%
K–546725.967%71%
K–562924.260%58%
K–552224.379%76%
K–562926.984%84%
6–81,01522.585%82%
6–894421.469%64%
6–81,12923.182%77%
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9–122,16922.3——
Village HighAlternative
9–12858.6——
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The Pleasanton Virtual AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual
K–1213815.391%82%

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
5758 W Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone
(925)462-5500
Website