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Barstow Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Barstow Unified runs 14 public schools with 6,128 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 23.0 students per teacher is 1.1 higher than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
14
Students
6,128
Teachers (FTE)
266
Students per teacher
23.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
551 South Avenue H, Barstow, CA 92311
County
San Bernardino County
Locale
Town: Distant
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0604020
State district ID
CA-3667611
Total staff (FTE)
621
School counselors (FTE)
16.0About 383 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
21.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district23.0
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 (6,129), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$99.6 million
Federal revenue
$18.8 million
State revenue
$70.5 million
Local revenue
$10.3 million
Total spending
$83.3 million
Spending per pupil
$13,589
Salaries
$40.7 million48.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$54.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 18.9%
  • State: 70.8%
  • Local: 10.3%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,589
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Barstow Unified

By level: 3 high, 3 middle, 8 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Barstow Fine Arts AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 540521.3
Barstow HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,55824.0
Barstow IntermediateCEP schoolMiddle5 to 669224.7
Barstow Junior HighCEP schoolMiddle7 to 864620.8
Barstow STEM AcademyCEP schoolMiddle5 to 845430.3
BUSD School of OpportunityHigh6 to 1299.0
Cameron ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 543624.2
Central High (Continuation)CEP schoolHigh9 to 127312.2
Challenges Community DayElementaryK to 60
Crestline ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 537123.2
Henderson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539824.9
Lenwood ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 535121.9
Montara ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 540325.2
Skyline North ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 532224.8

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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.