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Lucia Mar Unified

Arroyo Grande, California · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

9,591
Students enrolled
19
Public schools
486
Classroom teachers (FTE)
19.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 910
  • Grade 1 614
  • Grade 2 614
  • Grade 3 634
  • Grade 4 634
  • Grade 5 710
  • Grade 6 683
  • Grade 7 721
  • Grade 8 736
  • Grade 9 843
  • Grade 10 803
  • Grade 11 802
  • Grade 12 887

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 51%
  • White 40%
  • Two or more races 6%
  • Asian 2%
  • Black or African American <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 5,690 of 9,590 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 48%
  • Reduced-price lunch 11%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$17,504 spent per student on day-to-day operations California median: $19,068 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $10,790
  • Support services $6,024
  • Other (food service, etc.) $690

Where the money comes from

  • Local 57%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 7%

Total revenue $191.4 milliontotal spending $195.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: SmallStudents: 66% suburb, 17% town, 17% rural

Total staff (FTE)

1,051

District office

602 Orchard St., Arroyo Grande CA 93420

County

San Luis Obispo County

Official website

NCES District ID

623080

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About Lucia Mar Unified

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Located along the California Central Coast between Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo, Lucia Mar is the largest school district in San Luis Obispo County. Governed by a seven member Board of Education, Lucia Mar proudly educates more than 10,700 students who attend Lucia Mar's eleven elementary schools, three middle schools, two comprehensive high schools, one continuation high school, and one adult education program. Ongoing partnerships with the regional occupational program (ROP), community colleges, state universities, and local businesses also provide an important role in educational improvement.
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Public Schools in Lucia Mar Unified (19)

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Dana Elementary

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Lange (Dorothea) Elementary

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Ocean View Elementary

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Paulding Middle

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Mesa Middle

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Branch Elementary

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Pacific View Academy

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Lopez Continuation High

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