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Lancaster Elementary School District, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Lancaster Elementary School District runs 24 public schools with 13,769 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 22.6 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "Lancaster Elementary".

At a glance

Schools
24
Students
13,769
Teachers (FTE)
609
Students per teacher
22.6
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
44711 North Cedar Ave., Lancaster, CA 93534
Phone
(661)948-4661
County
Los Angeles County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0620880
State district ID
CA-1964667
Total staff (FTE)
1,999
School counselors (FTE)
38.0About 362 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
45.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district22.6
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 (13,594), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$232.6 million
Federal revenue
$36.4 million
State revenue
$156.4 million
Local revenue
$39.8 million
Total spending
$212.0 million
Spending per pupil
$15,597
Salaries
$105.0 million49.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$84.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.7%
  • State: 67.2%
  • Local: 17.1%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,597
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Lancaster Elementary School District

By level: 5 middle, 18 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Amargosa Creek MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 885918.7
Desert View ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 668822.9
DiscoveryCEP schoolElementaryK to 566224.5
Early Learning
El Dorado ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 576626.4
Endeavour MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 880520.6
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and EngineeringCEP schoolMiddle6 to 841434.5
Jack Northrop ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 564524.8
John and Jacquelyn Miller ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 769725.8
Joshua ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 668822.2
Lancaster Alternative and Virtual AcademiesElementaryK to 828225.6
Lincoln ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 573827.3
Linda Verde ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 868022.7
Mariposa ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 673225.2
Monte Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 578825.4
Nancy Cory ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 572826.0
New Vista MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 883518.2
Piute MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 872917.8
Promise AcademyElementaryK to 8456.4
RiseCEP schoolElementaryK to 8165.3
Sierra ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 570723.6
Sunnydale ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 646921.3
The Leadership AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 8357.0
West Wind ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 575726.1

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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.