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

Palmdale Elementary School District runs 29 public schools with 17,941 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 23.2 students per teacher is 1.3 higher than the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "Palmdale Elementary".

At a glance

Schools
29
Students
17,941
Teachers (FTE)
773
Students per teacher
23.2
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
39139 10th St. East, Palmdale, CA 93550
Phone
(661)947-7191
County
Los Angeles County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0629580
State district ID
CA-1964857
Total staff (FTE)
1,994
School counselors (FTE)
11.0About 1,631 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
72.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district23.2
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 (17,525), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$389.7 million
Federal revenue
$82.8 million
State revenue
$256.5 million
Local revenue
$50.3 million
Total spending
$380.4 million
Spending per pupil
$21,707
Salaries
$142.3 million37.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$144.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 21.2%
  • State: 65.8%
  • Local: 12.9%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,707
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Palmdale Elementary School District

By level: 5 middle, 23 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Barrel Springs ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 562726.1
Buena Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 557322.0
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet AcademyCEP schoolMiddle6 to 882221.1
Chaparral Prep AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 559428.3
Cimarron ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 549726.2
David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet AcademyCEP schoolMiddle6 to 895223.2
Desert Rose ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 861425.6
Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet AcadCEP schoolMiddle6 to 894821.5
Dos Caminos Dual ImmersionCEP schoolElementaryK to 894524.9
Golden Poppy ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 552526.2
Innovations Academy of PalmdaleCEP schoolElementaryK to 840929.2
Joshua Hills ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 558125.3
Los Amigos - Dual ImmersionCEP schoolElementaryK to 81,02728.5
Manzanita ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 664423.9
Mesquite ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 558227.7
Oak Tree Community DayCEP schoolElementaryK to 8639.0
Ocotillo ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 558828.0
Palm Tree ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 556426.9
Palmdale Academy CharterCEP schoolCharterOtherK to 1298921.5
Palmdale Discovery CenterElementaryK to 824611.2
Palmdale Learning PlazaCEP schoolElementaryK to 880022.9
Quail Valley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 550326.5
Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet AcademyCEP schoolMiddle6 to 881322.6
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet AcademyCEP schoolMiddle6 to 874719.7
Summerwind ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 556927.1
Tamarisk ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 566426.6
Tumbleweed ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 550225.1
Yellen Learning CenterCEP schoolElementaryK to 8585.8
Yucca ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 549526.1

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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.