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San Miguel Joint Union, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

San Miguel Joint Union runs 2 public schools with 668 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 19.6 students per teacher is 2.3 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
668
Teachers (FTE)
34
Students per teacher
19.6
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
1601 L St., San Miguel, CA 93451
County
San Luis Obispo County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
K to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0635010
State district ID
CA-4068825
Total staff (FTE)
82
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district19.6
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 (593), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$12.7 million
Federal revenue
$2.2 million
State revenue
$5.7 million
Local revenue
$4.8 million
Total spending
$10.5 million
Spending per pupil
$17,781
Salaries
$4.5 million42.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$8.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.3%
  • State: 44.6%
  • Local: 38.1%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,781
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in San Miguel Joint Union

By level: 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Cappy Culver ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 822024.4
Lillian Larsen ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 844818.7

Nearby and related

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.