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Lake Elsinore Unified

Lake Elsinore, California · Superintendent: Ryan Lewis · #53 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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20,559

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,540

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

23.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Lake Elsinore Unified is a public school district based in Lake Elsinore, California, serving 20,559 students in 25 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 822 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Ryan Lewis. It spends about $13,540 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 23.1 students per teacher.

How Lake Elsinore compares

Lake ElsinoreCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,540

California median $13,724 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,947

California median $8,321 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school822

California median 533 · 54% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher23.1

California median 21.7 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor642

California median 474 · 35% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$313.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 65%Local 24%

Measure	Lake Elsinore	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,540	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,947	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$298.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$313.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	891	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,156	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	23.1	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	642	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.

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Ryan Lewis

Superintendent, Lake Elsinore Unified

Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in California

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Lake Elsinore UnifiedLake Elsinore · this district	20,559	25	$13,540	23.1	#53
William S. Hart Union HighSanta Clarita	20,493	16	$11,844	23.1	#54
Pomona UnifiedPomona	20,475	37	$15,804	21.1	#55
Fairfield-Suisun UnifiedFairfield	20,359	31	$11,661	24.1	#56
Palm Springs UnifiedPalm Springs	20,008	28	$16,422	20.0	#57

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Scottsdale Unified District (4240)Scottsdale, AZ	20,682	$9,477	16.3
Shelby CountyColumbiana, AL	20,638	$10,951	16.2
Boone CountyFlorence, KY	20,514	$11,964	15.6
Everett School DistrictEverett, WA	20,489	$16,124	19.1

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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