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San Luis Obispo Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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San Luis Coastal Unified School District details

San Luis Coastal Unified School District
1500 Lizzie St.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

7,378 Students enrolled in District

16 Schools in District

21 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

San Luis Coastal Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.9% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.9% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
36%
64%
42%
56%
29%
60%
36%
64%
42%
56%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Baywood Elementary School
1330 Ninth St.
Los Osos, CA, 93402
KG-05
Bishop's Peak Elementary School
451 Jaycee Dr.
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405
KG-06
C L Smith Elementary School
1375 Balboa St.
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405
KG-06
Del Mar Elementary School
501 Sequoia St.
Morro Bay, CA, 93442
KG-05
Hawthorne Elementary School
2125 Story St.
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401
KG-06
Laguna Middle School
11050 Los Osos Valley Rd.
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405
07-08
Los Osos Middle School
1555 El Moro St.
Los Osos, CA, 93402
06-08
Los Ranchos Elementary School
5785 Los Ranchos Rd.
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401
KG-06
Monarch Grove Elementary School
348 Los Osos Valley Rd.
Los Osos, CA, 93402
KG-05
Morro Bay High School
235 Atascadero Rd.
Morro Bay, CA, 93442
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.4% 22.7%
Black 0.7% 5.4%
Hispanic 32.0% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.4% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.2% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 31.7% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.6% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,578 $57,880,764 38.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,020 $7,790,760 5.1%
Staff $687 $5,247,306 3.5%
General Administration $277 $2,115,726 1.4%
School Administration $909 $6,942,942 4.6%
Operation $1,452 $11,090,376 7.3%
Transportation $374 $2,856,612 1.9%
Other $696 $5,316,048 3.5%
Total Support $5,415 $41,359,770 27.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,822 $52,106,436 34.4%
Total Expenditures $19,814 $151,339,332 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%