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Pasadena Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Pasadena Unified runs 23 public schools with 13,757 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 21.1 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
23
Students
13,757
Teachers (FTE)
652
Students per teacher
21.1
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
351 South Hudson Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
County
Los Angeles County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0629940
State district ID
CA-1964881
Total staff (FTE)
1,511
School counselors (FTE)
17.0About 809 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
35.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district21.1
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 (15,313), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$301.8 million
Federal revenue
$48.7 million
State revenue
$119.1 million
Local revenue
$134.0 million
Total spending
$252.9 million
Spending per pupil
$16,513
Salaries
$114.6 million45.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$338.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 16.1%
  • State: 39.5%
  • Local: 44.4%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$16,513
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Pasadena Unified

By level: 5 high, 3 middle, 14 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Altadena ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 552724.0
Blair HighCEP schoolHigh6 to 121,05318.5
Charles W. Eliot MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 840717.0
CIS AcademyOtherK to 1223418.0
Don Benito FundamentalCEP schoolElementaryK to 538424.0
Field (Eugene) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 544926.4
Hamilton ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 551025.5
John Muir HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,20622.3
Longfellow (Henry W.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 554624.8
Madison ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 541125.7
Marshall FundamentalCEP schoolHigh6 to 121,68921.7
Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 565825.3
McKinleyCEP schoolElementaryK to 853818.6
Norma Coombs ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 537023.1
Octavia E. Butler MagnetCEP schoolMiddle6 to 848118.5
Pasadena HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,30318.4
Rose City High (Continuation)High9 to 1211311.3
San Rafael ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 541225.8
Sierra Madre ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 565225.1
Sierra Madre MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 859723.9
Washington Elementary STEM MagnetCEP schoolElementaryK to 542822.5
Webster ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 527721.3
Willard ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539423.2

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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.