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Alameda Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Alameda Unified runs 16 public schools with 9,292 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 23.6 students per teacher is 1.7 higher than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
16
Students
9,292
Teachers (FTE)
394
Students per teacher
23.6
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
2060 Challenger Dr, Alameda, CA 94501
County
Alameda County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0601770
State district ID
CA-0161119
Total staff (FTE)
799
School counselors (FTE)
15.0About 619 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
26.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district23.6
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 (9,071), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$170.8 million
Federal revenue
$11.9 million
State revenue
$70.4 million
Local revenue
$88.5 million
Total spending
$168.1 million
Spending per pupil
$18,532
Salaries
$77.5 million46.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$203.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.0%
  • State: 41.2%
  • Local: 51.8%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,532
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Alameda Unified

By level: 4 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alameda HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,86823.6
Alameda Science and Technology InstituteCEP schoolHigh9 to 1221130.1
Alameda Unified Special Education
Amelia Earhart ElementaryElementaryK to 557324.9
Bay FarmElementaryK to 853124.1
Edison ElementaryElementaryK to 547424.9
Encinal Junior/Senior HighCEP schoolHigh6 to 121,28021.7
Frank Otis ElementaryElementaryK to 556924.7
Franklin ElementaryElementaryK to 529126.5
Island High (Continuation)CEP schoolHigh9 to 127612.7
Lincoln MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 897123.7
Love ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 549826.2
Maya LinCEP schoolElementaryK to 547526.4
Ruby Bridges ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 545822.9
Will C. Wood MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 861321.1
William G. Paden ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 537223.2

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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.