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Colton Joint Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Colton Joint Unified runs 28 public schools with 18,414 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 20.9 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
28
Students
18,414
Teachers (FTE)
880
Students per teacher
20.9
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
1212 Valencia Dr., Colton, CA 92324
Phone
(909)580-5000
County
San Bernardino County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0609390
State district ID
CA-3667686
Total staff (FTE)
2,057
School counselors (FTE)
59.0About 312 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
55.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district20.9
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 (20,550), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$360.6 million
Federal revenue
$54.6 million
State revenue
$238.9 million
Local revenue
$67.1 million
Total spending
$321.6 million
Spending per pupil
$15,651
Salaries
$168.8 million52.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$248.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.1%
  • State: 66.3%
  • Local: 18.6%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,651
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Colton Joint Unified

By level: 4 high, 4 middle, 18 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 658722.6
Alice Birney ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 668122.7
Bloomington HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,79419.1
Colton HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,72919.4
Colton MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 887022.3
Cooley Ranch ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 653023.0
Crestmore ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 658624.4
Gerald A. Smith ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 656522.6
Grand Terrace ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 665422.6
Grand Terrace High Sch at the Ray Abril Jr. Edal ComplexCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,64720.1
Joe BacaCEP schoolMiddle7 to 870518.6
Jurupa Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 638822.8
Mary B. Lewis ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 654822.8
Michael D'Arcy ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 633621.0
Paul Rogers ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 660222.3
Reche Canyon ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 654723.8
Ruth Grimes ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 660621.6
Ruth O. Harris MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 856220.1
San Salvador Preschool
Slover Mountain High (Continuation)CEP schoolHigh9 to 1223112.8
Sycamore Hills ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 656521.7
Terrace Hills MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 885222.4
Terrace View ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 662525.0
Ulysses Grant ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 658923.6
Walter Zimmerman ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 651222.3
Washington HighCEP schoolOtherK to 121267.9
William McKinley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 649522.5
Woodrow Wilson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 646524.5

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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.