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Pacific Union Elementary

Arcata, California · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

534
Students enrolled
1
Public schools
29
Classroom teachers (FTE)
18.5:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 78
  • Grade 1 49
  • Grade 2 58
  • Grade 3 46
  • Grade 4 54
  • Grade 5 54
  • Grade 6 64
  • Grade 7 73
  • Grade 8 58

By race/ethnicity

  • White 49%
  • Hispanic/Latino 27%
  • Two or more races 13%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native 7%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • Asian 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

55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 293 of 534 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 48%
  • Reduced-price lunch 7%

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

$15,558 spent per student on day-to-day operations California median: $19,068 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,091
  • Support services $5,683
  • Other (food service, etc.) $785

Where the money comes from

  • Local 12%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 27%

Total revenue $9.7 milliontotal spending $9.6 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 08

Locale (NCES)

Town: Remote

Total staff (FTE)

67

District office

3001 Janes Rd., Arcata CA 95521

County

Humboldt County

Official website

NCES District ID

629430

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About Pacific Union Elementary

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

We are extremely proud of our K-8 community-based school district. We are fortunate to have a caring, dedicated staff, supportive parents/guardians, and wonderful students. We also have strong partnerships with Humboldt State University, Arcata Parks and Recreation and our business community. Our excellent and comprehensive academic programs interwoven with fine arts and music provide a rich student-centered experience for all students. Our award winning arboretum, garden, recycling, and afterschool programs support all students and contribute to their sound educational foundation.
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