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Atascadero Unified
A public school district in Atascadero, California, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,357
- Students enrolled
- 200.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 540.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,952
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,357 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,228th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 298th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,952 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 44% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Atascadero Unified spent $15,853 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,704 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,853 | $68.8 million | 4,338 |
| FY2023 | $14,952 | $64.2 million | 4,296 |
| FY2022 | $13,091 | $56.8 million | 4,341 |
| FY2021 | $11,955 | $52.6 million | 4,397 |
| FY2020 | $11,333 | $52.6 million | 4,638 |
| FY2019 | $11,288 | $53.5 million | 4,738 |
| FY2018 | $10,597 | $49.6 million | 4,683 |
| FY2017 | $10,747 | $49.8 million | 4,636 |
| FY2016 | $9,763 | $45.9 million | 4,701 |
| FY2015 | $9,118 | $43.1 million | 4,722 |
| FY2014 | $8,268 | $39.5 million | 4,772 |
| FY2013 | $8,059 | $38.6 million | 4,784 |
| FY2012 | $7,826 | $38.4 million | 4,904 |
| FY2011 | $7,663 | $37.5 million | 4,898 |
| FY2010 | $7,346 | $35.8 million | 4,874 |
| FY2009 | $7,681 | $38.0 million | 4,945 |
| FY2008 | $8,154 | $41.1 million | 5,037 |
| FY2007 | $7,646 | $38.5 million | 5,030 |
| FY2006 | $7,059 | $36.4 million | 5,156 |
| FY2005 | $6,704 | $35.7 million | 5,330 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.5 million | 6.9% |
| State | $37.8 million | 39.9% |
| Local | $50.4 million | 53.2% |
| Total | $94.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE) | 159 |
| Atascadero High | 1,157 |
| Atascadero Middle | 845 |
| Carrisa Plains Elementary | 21 |
| Creston Elementary | 61 |
| Fine Arts Academy | 238 |
| Monterey Road Elementary | 382 |
| Paloma Creek High | 55 |
| San Benito Elementary | 403 |
| San Gabriel Elementary | 360 |
| Santa Margarita Elementary | 297 |
| Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy | 377 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0603300
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved October 21, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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