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Acalanes Union High, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Acalanes Union High runs 5 public schools with 5,425 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 19.4 students per teacher is 2.5 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
5,425
Teachers (FTE)
280
Students per teacher
19.4
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
1212 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549
County
Contra Costa County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0601650
State district ID
CA-0761630
Total staff (FTE)
518
School counselors (FTE)
17.0About 319 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
12.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district19.4
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (5,535), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$109.3 million
Federal revenue
$3.9 million
State revenue
$15.3 million
Local revenue
$90.2 million
Total spending
$98.6 million
Spending per pupil
$17,807
Salaries
$51.0 million51.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$222.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.6%
  • State: 14.0%
  • Local: 82.5%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,807
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Acalanes Union High

By level: 5 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Acalanes Center for Independent StudyHigh9 to 126110.2
Acalanes HighHigh9 to 121,25619.6
Campolindo HighHigh9 to 121,34020.0
Las Lomas HighHigh9 to 121,57719.7
Miramonte HighHigh9 to 121,16719.1

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.