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Poway Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Poway Unified runs 39 public schools with 34,405 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 22.7 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
39
Students
34,405
Teachers (FTE)
1,517
Students per teacher
22.7
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128
Phone
(858)521-2800
County
San Diego County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0631530
State district ID
CA-3768296
Total staff (FTE)
3,479
School counselors (FTE)
81.0About 425 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
83.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district22.7
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 (35,663), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$551.8 million
Federal revenue
$33.1 million
State revenue
$217.6 million
Local revenue
$301.1 million
Total spending
$509.2 million
Spending per pupil
$14,279
Salaries
$258.7 million50.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$1.10 billion

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.0%
  • State: 39.4%
  • Local: 54.6%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,279
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Poway Unified

By level: 7 high, 6 middle, 26 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraxas Continuation HighHigh9 to 122169.8
Adobe Bluffs ElementaryElementaryK to 558620.9
Bernardo Heights MiddleMiddle6 to 81,48722.9
Black Mountain MiddleMiddle6 to 81,07722.9
Canyon View ElementaryElementaryK to 550521.0
Chaparral ElementaryElementaryK to 585823.8
Creekside ElementaryElementaryK to 558522.5
Deer Canyon ElementaryElementaryK to 535422.1
Del Norte HighHigh9 to 122,55723.9
Del Sur ElementaryElementaryK to 589124.1
Design 39 CampusElementaryK to 81,21623.8
Garden Road ElementaryElementaryK to 550821.2
Highland Ranch ElementaryElementaryK to 566123.6
Los Penasquitos ElementaryElementaryK to 563422.6
Meadowbrook MiddleMiddle6 to 897221.6
Mesa Verde MiddleMiddle6 to 81,17825.6
Midland ElementaryElementaryK to 558022.3
Monterey Ridge ElementaryElementaryK to 577025.7
Morning Creek ElementaryElementaryK to 553122.1
Mt. Carmel HighHigh9 to 121,80023.4
Oak Valley MiddleMiddle6 to 81,50325.1
Painted Rock ElementaryElementaryK to 561322.7
Park Village ElementaryElementaryK to 567123.1
Pomerado ElementaryElementaryK to 530520.3
Poway HighHigh9 to 122,10121.7
Poway to Palomar Middle College HighHigh11 to 128844.0
Rancho Bernardo HighHigh9 to 122,21024.6
Rolling Hills ElementaryElementaryK to 549020.4
Shoal Creek ElementaryElementaryK to 550022.7
Stone Ranch ElementaryElementaryK to 569223.9
Sundance ElementaryElementaryK to 542821.4
Sunset Hills ElementaryElementaryK to 538125.4
Tierra Bonita ElementaryElementaryK to 537723.6
Turtleback ElementaryElementaryK to 545819.9
Twin Peaks MiddleMiddle6 to 81,16421.6
Valley ElementaryElementaryK to 566322.1
Westview HighHigh9 to 122,11624.6
Westwood ElementaryElementaryK to 583222.5
Willow Grove ElementaryElementaryK to 570121.9

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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.