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Lakeside Union Elementary

Lakeside, California · Superintendent: Cynthia Marshall · #274 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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4,515

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,499

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

22.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Lakeside Union Elementary is a public school district based in Lakeside, California, serving 4,515 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #274 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 51% of them. Its schools average 452 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Cynthia Marshall. It spends about $13,499 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 22.4 students per teacher.

How Lakeside Union Elementary compares

Lakeside Union ElementaryCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,499

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

Instruction spending per student$8,931

California median $8,321 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school452

California median 533 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher22.4

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor903

California median 474 · 91% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$76.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 59%Local 28%

Measure	Lakeside Union Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,499	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,931	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$78.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$76.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	202	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	506	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	22.4	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	903	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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Cynthia Marshall

Superintendent, Lakeside Union Elementary

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
Huntington Beach City ElementaryHuntington Beach	4,562	8	$12,922	24.5	#272
Tamalpais Union HighLarkspur	4,542	5	$18,225	18.5	#273
Lakeside Union ElementaryLakeside · this district	4,515	10	$13,499	22.4	#274
San Gabriel UnifiedSan Gabriel	4,492	8	$13,977	22.2	#275
Mountain View ElementaryEl Monte	4,463	8	$17,381	19.3	#276

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Shelton School DistrictShelton, CT	4,518	$19,643	14.2
CentralShiprock, NM	4,518	$16,424	12.0
Shelton School DistrictShelton, WA	4,517	$15,145	16.5
Ball Chatham CUSD 5Chatham, IL	4,516	$8,698	17.3

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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