Escondido Union School District

Listed by NCES as Escondido Union (district ID 0612880)

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0612880

Escondido Union School District spent $19,139 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 24 schools enrolled 13,920 students in 2024-25; 57.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,257 per student, up 5.8% 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 Escondido Union in enrollment (13,925 to 14,618 students) and Escondido Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Escondido Union, FY23Pasadena Unified $21,332; Anaheim Elementary $21,155; Oxnard $19,370; Escondido Union $19,139; Porterville Unified $18,988; Lancaster $17,702; Huntington Beach Union High $16,994; Tracy Unified $16,832; Natomas Unified $14,943; Burbank Unified $14,592; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kPasadena Unified$21,332Anaheim Elementary$21,155Oxnard$19,370Escondido Union$19,139Porterville Unified$18,988Lancaster$17,702Huntington Beach Union High$16,994Tracy Unified$16,832Natomas Unified$14,943Burbank Unified$14,592State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Escondido Union, FY23Pasadena Unified $21,332; Anaheim Elementary $21,155; Oxnard $19,370; Escondido Union $19,139; Porterville Unified $18,988; Lancaster $17,702; Huntington Beach Union High $16,994; Tracy Unified $16,832; Natomas Unified $14,943; Burbank Unified $14,592; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kPasadena Unified$21,332Anaheim Elementary$21,155Oxnard$19,370Escondido Union$19,139Porterville Unified$18,988Lancaster$17,702Huntington Beach Union High$16,994Tracy Unified$16,832Natomas Unified$14,943Burbank Unified$14,592State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Escondido Union, FY23Pasadena Unified $21,332; Anaheim Elementary $21,155; Oxnard $19,370; Escondido Union $19,139; Porterville Unified $18,988; Lancaster $17,702; Huntington Beach Union High $16,994; Tracy Unified $16,832; Natomas Unified $14,943; Burbank Unified $14,592; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k17.5k22.5kPasadena Unified$21,332Anaheim Elementary$21,155Oxnard$19,370Escondido Union$19,139Porterville Unified$18,988Lancaster$17,702Huntington Beach Union High$16,994Tracy Unified$16,832Natomas Unified$14,943Burbank Unified$14,592State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Escondido Union, FY23Pasadena Unified $21,332; Anaheim Elementary $21,155; Oxnard $19,370; Escondido Union $19,139; Porterville Unified $18,988; Lancaster $17,702; Huntington Beach Union High $16,994; Tracy Unified $16,832; Natomas Unified $14,943; Burbank Unified $14,592; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k17.5k22.5kPasadena Unified$21,332Anaheim Elementary$21,155Oxnard$19,370Escondido Union$19,139Porterville Unified$18,988Lancaster$17,702Huntington Beach Union High$16,994Tracy Unified$16,832Natomas Unified$14,943Burbank Unified$14,592State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$357,402,000 in revenue: 57.0% state, 32.3% local and 10.6% federal. Total spending including $35,338,000 of capital outlay was $316,731,000, or $22,115 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Escondido Union School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $203,896,000; Local $115,482,000; Federal $38,024,000; total $357,402,000.
  • State$203,896,000 57%
  • Local$115,482,000 32%
  • Federal$38,024,000 11%

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

14,318 students in 2022-23, 14,170 students in 2023-24, 13,920 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Escondido Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,318, 2023-24: 14,170, 2024-25: 13,92005k10k15k2022-2314,3182023-2414,1702024-2513,920
Escondido Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,318, 2023-24: 14,170, 2024-25: 13,92005k10k15k2022-2314,3182023-2414,1702024-2513,920
Escondido Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,318, 2023-24: 14,170, 2024-25: 13,92005k10k15k2022-2314,3182023-2414,1702024-2513,920
Escondido Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,318, 2023-24: 14,170, 2024-25: 13,92005k10k15k2022-2314,3182023-2414,1702024-2513,920

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314,318803.017.8
2023-2414,170810.217.5
2024-2513,920738.118.9

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

$89,254,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,232 per student

Escondido Union School District booked $89,254,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 803 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 $111,153 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 70 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$72,962,00081.7%
Special education$14,588,00016.3%
Other programs$1,704,0001.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,606 in 2018-19, $4,778 in 2019-20, $5,430 in 2020-21, $5,533 in 2021-22, $6,232 in 2022-23.

Escondido Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,606, 2019-20: $4,778, 2020-21: $5,430, 2021-22: $5,533, 2022-23: $6,23202k4k6k8k2018-19$4,6062019-20$4,7782020-21$5,4302021-22$5,5332022-23$6,232
Escondido Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,606, 2019-20: $4,778, 2020-21: $5,430, 2021-22: $5,533, 2022-23: $6,23202k4k6k8k2018-19$4,6062019-20$4,7782020-21$5,4302021-22$5,5332022-23$6,232
Escondido Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,606, 2019-20: $4,778, 2020-21: $5,430, 2021-22: $5,533, 2022-23: $6,23202k4k6k8k2018-19$4,6062019-20$4,7782020-21$5,4302021-22$5,5332022-23$6,232
Escondido Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,606, 2019-20: $4,778, 2020-21: $5,430, 2021-22: $5,533, 2022-23: $6,23202k4k6k8k2018-19$4,6062019-20$4,7782020-21$5,4302021-22$5,5332022-23$6,232

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 Escondido Union School District scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 26% 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 arts36%45%9,212
Math26%34%9,285

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.

18 elementary schools, 9,560 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
L. R. Green Elementary71719.145.7%Not reported
Oak Hill Elementary67920.085.1%Not reported
Bernardo Elementary66420.319.9%Not reported
Reidy Creek Elementary62619.041.5%Not reported
Pioneer Elementary59819.288.0%Not reported
Juniper Elementary58819.479.6%Not reported
Central Elementary57520.988.3%Not reported
Glen View Elementary54818.177.0%Not reported
Conway Elementary54720.574.0%Not reported
Lincoln Elementary54718.585.0%Not reported
North Broadway Elementary51720.359.0%Not reported
Farr Avenue Elementary51318.383.0%Not reported
The other 6 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rose Elementary49818.179.7%Not reported
Rock Springs Elementary49818.175.5%Not reported
Felicita Elementary47819.486.4%Not reported
Orange Glen Elementary47016.574.7%Not reported
Miller Elementary37815.665.6%Not reported
Limitless Learning Academy11914.862.2%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.

6 middle schools, 4,360 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bear Valley Middle92318.060.5%Not reported
Mission Middle85520.089.1%Not reported
Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences78817.684.5%Not reported
Rincon Middle77218.871.4%Not reported
Hidden Valley Middle73319.085.7%Not reported
Quantum Academy28922.145.7%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 Escondido 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 Escondido Union School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentEscondido Union School District ranks 153 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,139).#153 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaEscondido Union School District is the number 99 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 14,322 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#99 of 1,991
  3. Burbank UnifiedThe next larger California district: 14,432 students in fall 2022, $14,592 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,592
  4. Porterville UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 14,208 students in fall 2022, $18,988 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,988
  5. Compare Escondido Union School District with Burbank UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaEscondido Union School District spent $111,153 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$111,153
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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 Escondido Union School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Escondido Union School District?
    24 schools were open in 2024-25 (18 elementary, 6 middle), enrolling 13,920 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Escondido Union School District spend per student?
    $19,139 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 $20,257 per student, up 5.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Escondido Union School District's money come from?
    $357,402,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.0% state, 32.3% local and 10.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Escondido Union School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,484 of the 19,372 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.8%, 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 Escondido Union School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $89,254,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,232 per student. Divided by the 803 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $111,153 per teacher, more than 70 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 Escondido Union School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Escondido Union School District scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 26% 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 Escondido Union School District's NCES district ID?
    0612880. 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