School district · California

San Luis Coastal Unified

San Luis Coastal Unified in California: 16 public schools with 7,653 students and 21.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,913 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
7,653
Students per teacher
21.3
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,913
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)
360
Counselors (FTE)
22.0
Students per counselor
348
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
15.3
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%

68%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

3,234 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

58%proficient

−2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

3,256 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
$11.7K15
$12.0K16
$12.3K17
$12.0K18
$13.4K19
$13.3K20
$15.4K21
$16.7K22
$18.1K23
$19.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.2% · $8.8M
State
15% · $24.9M
Local
80% · $134.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,208
Support services
$7,817
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$26.6M
Long-term debt
$247.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 3High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Baywood ElementaryFree meals for all
K–534222.854%42%
Bishop's Peak ElementaryFree meals for all
K–635821.169%62%
C L Smith ElementaryFree meals for all
K–652822.566%52%
Del Mar ElementaryFree meals for all
K–527120.857%47%
Hawthorne ElementaryFree meals for all
K–643723.056%51%
Los Ranchos ElementaryFree meals for all
K–652122.768%66%
Monarch Grove ElementaryFree meals for all
K–532423.169%71%
Pacheco ElementaryFree meals for all
K–648824.457%50%
Sinsheimer ElementaryFree meals for all
K–640125.175%64%
Laguna MiddleFree meals for all
7–878019.870%59%
Los Osos MiddleFree meals for all
6–849418.567%53%
Teach ElementaryFree meals for all
4–619332.291%85%
Morro Bay HighFree meals for all
9–1275117.8——
Pacific Beach HighAlternativeFree meals for all
10–126214.7——
San Luis Obispo HighFree meals for all
9–121,67821.6——
Peep - PrepareSpecial education
K–12258.3——

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
1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone
(805)549-1200
Website