Lemon Grove
A public school district in Lemon Grove, California, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,053
- Students enrolled
- 135
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 381
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,109
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,053 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,197th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 384th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,109 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% 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
Lemon Grove spent $19,109 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,495 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,109 | $60.6 million | 3,171 |
| FY2022 | $17,124 | $55.6 million | 3,249 |
| FY2021 | $15,559 | $49.2 million | 3,160 |
| FY2020 | $13,628 | $46.6 million | 3,421 |
| FY2019 | $13,471 | $48.3 million | 3,589 |
| FY2018 | $12,603 | $47.0 million | 3,730 |
| FY2017 | $12,366 | $47.0 million | 3,797 |
| FY2016 | $11,698 | $44.8 million | 3,831 |
| FY2015 | $10,501 | $41.2 million | 3,922 |
| FY2014 | $9,418 | $37.2 million | 3,954 |
| FY2013 | $8,726 | $34.0 million | 3,901 |
| FY2012 | $8,418 | $32.1 million | 3,813 |
| FY2011 | $8,543 | $32.8 million | 3,834 |
| FY2010 | $8,628 | $33.7 million | 3,908 |
| FY2009 | $8,544 | $33.3 million | 3,901 |
| FY2008 | $8,942 | $36.0 million | 4,030 |
| FY2007 | $8,542 | $34.8 million | 4,070 |
| FY2006 | $8,034 | $33.3 million | 4,147 |
| FY2005 | $7,495 | $32.1 million | 4,282 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.4 million | 10.0% |
| State | $48.3 million | 64.9% |
| Local | $18.7 million | 25.1% |
| Total | $74.5 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lemon Grove Academy Elementary | 399 |
| Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities | 516 |
| Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center | 142 |
| Monterey Heights Elementary | 341 |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary | 359 |
| San Altos Elementary | 338 |
| San Miguel Elementary | 435 |
| Vista La Mesa Academy | 518 |
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 8
- NCES district ID
- 0621330
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 September 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved