Encinitas Union School District

Listed by NCES as Encinitas Union Elementary (district ID 0612750)

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0612750

Encinitas Union School District spent $17,128 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 53% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 9 schools enrolled 4,298 students in 2024-25; 19.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,373 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Encinitas Union in enrollment (4,545 to 4,748 students) and Encinitas Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Encinitas Union, FY23Lawndale Elementary $22,161; San Gabriel Unified $18,009; Soledad Unified $17,342; Encinitas Union $17,128; Huntington Beach City $16,716; Windsor Unified $15,579; Romoland $15,316; South Pasadena Unified $15,308; Orcutt Union Elementary $14,143; Heartland Charter School $12,151; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kLawndale Elementary$22,161San Gabriel Unified$18,009Soledad Unified$17,342Encinitas Union$17,128Huntington Beach City$16,716Windsor Unified$15,579Romoland$15,316South Pasadena Unified$15,308Orcutt Union Elementary$14,143Heartland Charter School$12,151State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Encinitas Union, FY23Lawndale Elementary $22,161; San Gabriel Unified $18,009; Soledad Unified $17,342; Encinitas Union $17,128; Huntington Beach City $16,716; Windsor Unified $15,579; Romoland $15,316; South Pasadena Unified $15,308; Orcutt Union Elementary $14,143; Heartland Charter School $12,151; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kLawndale Elementary$22,161San Gabriel Unified$18,009Soledad Unified$17,342Encinitas Union$17,128Huntington Beach City$16,716Windsor Unified$15,579Romoland$15,316South Pasadena Unified$15,308Orcutt Union Elementary$14,143Heartland Charter School$12,151State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Encinitas Union, FY23Lawndale Elementary $22,161; San Gabriel Unified $18,009; Soledad Unified $17,342; Encinitas Union $17,128; Huntington Beach City $16,716; Windsor Unified $15,579; Romoland $15,316; South Pasadena Unified $15,308; Orcutt Union Elementary $14,143; Heartland Charter School $12,151; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kLawndale Elementary$22,161San Gabriel Unified$18,009Soledad Unified$17,342Encinitas Union$17,128Huntington Beach City$16,716Windsor Unified$15,579Romoland$15,316South Pasadena Unified$15,308Orcutt Union Elementary$14,143Heartland Charter School$12,151State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Encinitas Union, FY23Lawndale Elementary $22,161; San Gabriel Unified $18,009; Soledad Unified $17,342; Encinitas Union $17,128; Huntington Beach City $16,716; Windsor Unified $15,579; Romoland $15,316; South Pasadena Unified $15,308; Orcutt Union Elementary $14,143; Heartland Charter School $12,151; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kLawndale Elementary$22,161San Gabriel Unified$18,009Soledad Unified$17,342Encinitas Union$17,128Huntington Beach City$16,716Windsor Unified$15,579Romoland$15,316South Pasadena Unified$15,308Orcutt Union Elementary$14,143Heartland Charter School$12,151State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$93,885,000 in revenue: 19.9% state, 75.5% local and 4.6% federal. Total spending including $5,230,000 of capital outlay was $88,546,000, or $19,050 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Encinitas Union School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,640,000; Local $70,887,000; Federal $4,358,000; total $93,885,000.
  • State$18,640,000 20%
  • Local$70,887,000 76%
  • Federal$4,358,000 5%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,646 students in 2022-23, 4,443 students in 2023-24, 4,298 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Encinitas Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,646, 2023-24: 4,443, 2024-25: 4,29802k4k6k2022-234,6462023-244,4432024-254,298
Encinitas Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,646, 2023-24: 4,443, 2024-25: 4,29802k4k6k2022-234,6462023-244,4432024-254,298
Encinitas Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,646, 2023-24: 4,443, 2024-25: 4,29802k4k6k2022-234,6462023-244,4432024-254,298
Encinitas Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,646, 2023-24: 4,443, 2024-25: 4,29802k4k6k2022-234,6462023-244,4432024-254,298

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,646208.022.3
2023-244,443191.523.2
2024-254,298181.023.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$30,644,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,593 per student

Encinitas Union School District booked $30,644,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 208 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $147,327 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 98 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$25,227,00082.3%
Special education$5,416,00017.7%
Other programs$1,0000.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,889 in 2018-19, $4,984 in 2019-20, $5,574 in 2020-21, $6,214 in 2021-22, $6,593 in 2022-23.

Encinitas Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,889, 2019-20: $4,984, 2020-21: $5,574, 2021-22: $6,214, 2022-23: $6,59302k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8892019-20$4,9842020-21$5,5742021-22$6,2142022-23$6,593
Encinitas Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,889, 2019-20: $4,984, 2020-21: $5,574, 2021-22: $6,214, 2022-23: $6,59302k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8892019-20$4,9842020-21$5,5742021-22$6,2142022-23$6,593
Encinitas Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,889, 2019-20: $4,984, 2020-21: $5,574, 2021-22: $6,214, 2022-23: $6,59302k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8892019-20$4,9842020-21$5,5742021-22$6,2142022-23$6,593
Encinitas Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,889, 2019-20: $4,984, 2020-21: $5,574, 2021-22: $6,214, 2022-23: $6,59302k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8892019-20$4,9842020-21$5,5742021-22$6,2142022-23$6,593

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Encinitas Union School District scored proficient or above: 70% in reading and 66% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts70%45%2,823
Math66%34%2,820

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

9 elementary schools, 4,298 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Capri Elementary61324.517.5%Not reported
Paul Ecke-Central Elementary56922.821.4%Not reported
La Costa Heights Elementary55224.09.8%Not reported
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary52023.64.2%Not reported
Ocean Knoll Elementary47925.230.1%Not reported
Park Dale Lane Elementary42421.217.5%Not reported
El Camino Creek Elementary40925.63.7%Not reported
Flora Vista Elementary37725.19.8%Not reported
Mission Estancia Elementary35522.29.9%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Encinitas Union School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Encinitas Union School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentEncinitas Union School District ranks 302 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,128).#302 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaEncinitas Union School District is the number 289 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 4,648 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#289 of 1,991
  3. South Pasadena UnifiedThe next larger California district: 4,651 students in fall 2022, $15,308 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,308
  4. Windsor UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 4,634 students in fall 2022, $15,579 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,579
  5. Compare Encinitas Union School District with South Pasadena UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaEncinitas Union School District spent $147,327 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$147,327
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Encinitas Union School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Encinitas Union School District?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary), enrolling 4,298 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Encinitas Union School District spend per student?
    $17,128 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,373 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Encinitas Union School District's money come from?
    $93,885,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.9% state, 75.5% local and 4.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Encinitas Union School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 265 of the 6,137 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Encinitas Union School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $30,644,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,593 per student. Divided by the 208 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $147,327 per teacher, more than 98 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Encinitas Union School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Encinitas Union School District scored proficient or above: 70% in reading and 66% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Encinitas Union School District's NCES district ID?
    0612750. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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