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District profile / California
Hacienda la Puente Unified
15,480
Students
2024-25 school year
30
Schools
2024-25 school year
$14,861
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 8% above the California median
22.3
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Hacienda la Puente Unified is a public school district based in City Of Industry, California, serving 15,480 students in 30 schools. By enrollment it ranks #85 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 516 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. Its superintendent is John Roach. It spends about $14,861 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the California median. It has roughly 22.3 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Hacienda la Puente compares
Hacienda la PuenteCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$337.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 15%State 68%Local 17%
| Measure | Hacienda la Puente | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,861 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,985 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $325.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $337.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 695 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,635 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 22.3 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 397 | 474 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →John Roach
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Union HighSalinas | 15,813 | 12 | $13,447 | 21.1 | #83 |
| Conejo Valley UnifiedThousand Oaks | 15,724 | 27 | $11,901 | 20.9 | #84 |
| Hacienda la Puente UnifiedCity Of Industry · this district | 15,480 | 30 | $14,861 | 22.3 | #85 |
| Simi Valley UnifiedSimi Valley | 15,444 | 27 | $12,276 | 22.0 | #86 |
| Antioch UnifiedAntioch | 15,253 | 25 | $13,277 | 21.6 | #87 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicomico County Public SchoolsSalisbury, MD | 15,582 | $16,737 | 12.7 |
| Citrus CountyInverness, FL | 15,531 | $10,065 | 16.9 |
| Yakima School DistrictYakima, WA | 15,488 | $15,025 | 17.7 |
| Lancaster 01Lancaster, SC | 15,417 | $10,402 | 14.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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