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Santa Ana Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Santa Ana Unified runs 52 public schools with 36,036 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 20.0 students per teacher is 1.9 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
52
Students
36,036
Teachers (FTE)
1,802
Students per teacher
20.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
1601 East Chestnut Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone
(714)558-5501
County
Orange County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0635310
State district ID
CA-3066670
Total staff (FTE)
4,319
School counselors (FTE)
140.0About 257 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
114.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district20.0
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 (44,271), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$856.0 million
Federal revenue
$132.7 million
State revenue
$480.5 million
Local revenue
$242.9 million
Total spending
$793.3 million
Spending per pupil
$17,920
Salaries
$400.6 million50.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$514.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.5%
  • State: 56.1%
  • Local: 28.4%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,920
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Santa Ana Unified

By level: 10 high, 6 middle, 34 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 546822.3
Adams ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 532017.8
Advanced Learning AcademyCEP schoolCharterOtherK to 1236311.7
Andrew Jackson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 549322.4
Carl Harvey ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 526820.6
Century HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,51916.3
Cesar E. Chavez HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1235016.7
Diamond ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 536722.9
Douglas MacArthur Fundamental IntermediateCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,00522.8
Franklin ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 534322.9
Fremont ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539424.6
Garfield ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 542822.5
George Washington Carver ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 542922.6
Gerald P. Carr IntermediateCEP schoolMiddle6 to 888619.3
Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental IntermediateCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,23421.6
Greenville Fundamental ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 581724.0
Hector G. GodinezCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,68719.2
Heroes ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539623.3
Jefferson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 561620.5
Jim Thorpe FundamentalCEP schoolElementaryK to 573825.4
John F. Kennedy ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 538021.1
John Muir Fundamental ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 555722.3
Julia C. Lathrop IntermediateCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858417.7
Lorin Griset AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 1228316.6
Lowell ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 542621.3
Madison ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 674922.7
Manuel Esqueda ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 881121.9
Martin ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 544323.3
Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 545719.0
Martin R. Heninger ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 878321.8
McFadden Institute of TechnologyCEP schoolElementaryK to 81,07419.5
Middle College HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1244820.4
Mitchell Child Development
Monroe ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 521716.7
Monte Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 534820.5
Pio Pico ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 750122.8
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental IntermediateCEP schoolMiddle6 to 893620.8
REACH AcademyCEP schoolHigh6 to 12365.1
Romero-Cruz AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 882717.6
Roosevelt Walker AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 567522.5
Saddleback HighCEP schoolHigh7 to 121,45118.6
Santa Ana HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,50519.9
Santiago ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 890622.6
Segerstrom HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,37624.0
Sierra Preparatory AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 869717.4
Taft ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 640815.7
Thomas A. Edison ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 533220.8
Valley HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,90818.0
Wallace R. Davis ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 641321.7
Washington ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 552922.0
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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.