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Shandon Joint Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Shandon Joint Unified runs 3 public schools with 268 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 14.9 students per teacher is 7.0 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
268
Teachers (FTE)
18
Students per teacher
14.9
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
101 South First St., Shandon, CA 93461
County
San Luis Obispo County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0636450
State district ID
CA-4068833
Total staff (FTE)
44
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 268 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.9
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 (282), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$6.8 million
Federal revenue
$690,000
State revenue
$3.0 million
Local revenue
$3.1 million
Total spending
$8.8 million
Spending per pupil
$31,106
Salaries
$2.5 million29.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$3.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.2%
  • State: 44.0%
  • Local: 45.8%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$31,106
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Shandon Joint Unified

By level: 1 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Parkfield ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 61111.0
Shandon ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 816716.7
Shandon HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 128313.8

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.