Record · District
San Marcos Unified
A public school district in San Marcos, California, with 19 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 18,860
- Students enrolled
- 803.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,616.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,622
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 18,860 in 2024–25
- Ranks 411th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 64th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,622 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
San Marcos Unified spent $16,523 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,888 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: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $16,523 | $320.1 million | 19,374 |
| FY2023 | $14,622 | $285.6 million | 19,532 |
| FY2022 | $13,965 | $274.0 million | 19,622 |
| FY2021 | $13,048 | $257.9 million | 19,767 |
| FY2020 | $12,040 | $251.3 million | 20,873 |
| FY2019 | $11,775 | $247.4 million | 21,007 |
| FY2018 | $11,157 | $234.4 million | 21,007 |
| FY2017 | $10,669 | $223.7 million | 20,970 |
| FY2016 | $9,390 | $195.4 million | 20,813 |
| FY2015 | $8,540 | $174.7 million | 20,452 |
| FY2014 | $8,141 | $163.7 million | 20,107 |
| FY2013 | $7,645 | $150.0 million | 19,617 |
| FY2012 | $7,840 | $149.9 million | 19,117 |
| FY2011 | $7,734 | $144.2 million | 18,642 |
| FY2010 | $8,042 | $144.3 million | 17,940 |
| FY2009 | $7,905 | $141.1 million | 17,852 |
| FY2008 | $8,115 | $141.0 million | 17,380 |
| FY2007 | $7,744 | $130.4 million | 16,844 |
| FY2006 | $7,005 | $113.3 million | 16,169 |
| FY2005 | $6,888 | $106.0 million | 15,386 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $22.1 million | 5.7% |
| State | $216.8 million | 56.4% |
| Local | $145.8 million | 37.9% |
| Total | $384.6 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
19 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carrillo Elementary | 725 |
| Discovery Elementary | 717 |
| Double Peak | 1,171 |
| Foothills High | 101 |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary | 579 |
| Knob Hill Elementary | 725 |
| La Costa Meadows Elementary | 725 |
| La Mirada Academy | 868 |
| Mission Hills High | 2,751 |
| Paloma Elementary | 758 |
| Richland Elementary | 883 |
| San Elijo Elementary | 834 |
| San Elijo Middle | 1,395 |
| San Marcos Elementary | 546 |
| San Marcos High | 3,067 |
| San Marcos Middle | 968 |
| Twin Oaks Elementary | 648 |
| Twin Oaks High | 192 |
| Woodland Park Middle | 1,184 |
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
- 0634880
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 30, 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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