Public schools in Lincoln, CA

Lincoln has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 11,117 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Western Placer Unified runs 13 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Lincoln's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in LincolnDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Western Placer Unified137,593$14,312
Horizon Charter Schools11,508$12,981
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District11,376$11,419

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

3 high schools in Lincoln, 2,606 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Twelve Bridges High1,31722.218.1%Western Placer Unified
Lincoln High1,18420.937.2%Western Placer Unified
Phoenix High (Continuation)10520.080.0%Western Placer Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Lincoln, 1,746 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Twelve Bridges Middle93124.215.8%Western Placer Unified
Glen Edwards Middle81521.938.5%Western Placer Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

7 elementary schools in Lincoln, 3,536 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Twelve Bridges Elementary74428.112.0%Western Placer Unified
Creekside Oaks Elementary55722.344.7%Western Placer Unified
Scott M. Leaman51324.420.3%Western Placer Unified
Lincoln Crossing Elementary48425.520.7%Western Placer Unified
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary44223.336.4%Western Placer Unified
Foskett Ranch Elementary41520.719.3%Western Placer Unified
First Street Elementary38120.064.0%Western Placer Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 other schools in Lincoln, 3,229 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Horizon Charter1,75726.448.5%Horizon Charter Schools
John Adams Academy - Lincoln1,39221.922.7%John Adams Academy - Lincoln District
ATLAS Learning Academy8035.626.3%Western Placer Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Lincoln's public schools compare with California's

The median Lincoln school has 22.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 557 students (state 471).

Lincoln against California, schools open in 2024-25 with students
LincolnCalifornia
Median students per teacher22.321.6
Median school size (students)557471
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)not reportednot reported
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%74%
Charter schools13%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Lincoln schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Lincoln

  1. Western Placer UnifiedRuns 13 of Lincoln's 15 public schools and spent $14,312 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,312
  2. Twelve Bridges High, the largest high school in Lincoln1,317 students in 2024-25, 22.2 per teacher.1,317
  3. Compare Western Placer Unified with Horizon Charter SchoolsLincoln's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Lincoln addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in California

  1. Los Angeles564 schools
  2. San Diego283 schools
  3. San Jose232 schools
  4. Sacramento197 schools
  5. Fresno179 schools
  6. Bakersfield146 schools
  7. San Francisco123 schools
  8. Stockton122 schools

Questions about schools in Lincoln

  1. How many public schools are in Lincoln, CA?
    15 public schools with an address in Lincoln were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 11,117 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Lincoln?
    Twelve Bridges High, with 1,317 students in 2024-25 (Western Placer Unified).
  3. Which districts run Lincoln's schools?
    Western Placer Unified (13 schools), Horizon Charter Schools (1 school), John Adams Academy - Lincoln District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .