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District profile / California
Lake Tahoe Unified
3,528
Students
2024-25 school year
8
Schools
2024-25 school year
$13,413
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median
20.9
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Lake Tahoe Unified is a public school district based in South Lake Tahoe, California, serving 3,528 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #324 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 441 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Todd Cutler. It spends about $13,413 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.9 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Lake Tahoe compares
Lake TahoeCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$57.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 9%State 42%Local 49%
| Measure | Lake Tahoe | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,413 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,296 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $54.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $57.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 169 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 355 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.9 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 706 | 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 →Todd Cutler
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rescue Union ElementaryRescue | 3,549 | 7 | $11,439 | 22.3 | #322 |
| Little Lake City ElementarySanta Fe Springs | 3,535 | 9 | $13,502 | 20.1 | #323 |
| Lake Tahoe UnifiedSouth Lake Tahoe · this district | 3,528 | 8 | $13,413 | 20.9 | #324 |
| Del Mar Union ElementarySan Diego | 3,497 | 9 | $18,866 | 19.5 | #325 |
| Wasco Union ElementaryWasco | 3,474 | 6 | $14,474 | 21.7 | #326 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyden CHSD 212Franklin Park, IL | 3,527 | $23,062 | 14.7 |
| HaysHays, KS | 3,527 | $15,272 | 15.3 |
| Elizabethtown Area School DistrictElizabethtown, PA | 3,527 | $15,448 | 14.9 |
| Haralson CountyTallapoosa, GA | 3,525 | $12,961 | 13.7 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-lake-tahoe-unified