Pacifica
A public school district in Pacifica, California, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,652
- Students enrolled
- 123.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 250
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,380
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,652 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,654th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 417th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,380 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% 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
Pacifica spent $15,380 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,057 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,380 | $42.4 million | 2,759 |
| FY2022 | $15,080 | $42.4 million | 2,811 |
| FY2021 | $12,231 | $36.8 million | 3,006 |
| FY2020 | $11,209 | $34.9 million | 3,110 |
| FY2019 | $11,417 | $35.5 million | 3,111 |
| FY2018 | $10,791 | $33.6 million | 3,114 |
| FY2017 | $10,697 | $33.7 million | 3,150 |
| FY2016 | $10,177 | $32.6 million | 3,205 |
| FY2015 | $9,348 | $29.4 million | 3,150 |
| FY2014 | $8,736 | $28.2 million | 3,225 |
| FY2013 | $8,166 | $26.4 million | 3,234 |
| FY2012 | $8,062 | $25.9 million | 3,218 |
| FY2011 | $7,740 | $24.5 million | 3,164 |
| FY2010 | $7,861 | $24.6 million | 3,135 |
| FY2009 | $8,230 | $25.6 million | 3,111 |
| FY2008 | $8,217 | $25.5 million | 3,100 |
| FY2007 | $7,478 | $23.4 million | 3,124 |
| FY2006 | $7,331 | $22.6 million | 3,081 |
| FY2005 | $7,057 | $21.9 million | 3,101 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.7 million | 5.3% |
| State | $38.3 million | 75.4% |
| Local | $9.8 million | 19.3% |
| Total | $50.8 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cabrillo Elementary | 524 |
| Ingrid B. Lacy Middle | 484 |
| Ocean Shore Elementary | 368 |
| Ortega Elementary | 404 |
| Pacifica Independent Home Study | 12 |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary | 348 |
| Vallemar Elementary | 500 |
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
- 0620460
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