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Las Lomitas Elementary

Menlo Park, California · Superintendent: Erik Burmeister · #533 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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1,138

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$26,855

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 96% above the California median

17.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Las Lomitas Elementary is a public school district based in Menlo Park, California, serving 1,138 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #533 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 4% of them. Its schools average 569 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Erik Burmeister. It spends about $26,855 per student on day-to-day operations, 96% more than the California median. It has roughly 17.8 students per teacher.

How Las Lomitas Elementary compares

Las Lomitas ElementaryCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$26,855

California median $13,724 · 96% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,666

California median $8,321 · 112% above · FY2020-21

Students per school569

California median 533 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.8

California median 21.7 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor379

California median 474 · 20% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 9%Local 89%

Measure	Las Lomitas Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$26,855	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,666	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$38.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	64	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	146	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.8	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	379	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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Erik Burmeister

Superintendent, Las Lomitas 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
Armona Union ElementaryArmona	1,155	3	$12,778	20.3	#530
Heber ElementaryHeber	1,155	2	$15,557	20.3	#531
Taft Union HighTaft	1,149	2	$20,266	18.2	#532
Las Lomitas ElementaryMenlo Park · this district	1,138	2	$26,855	17.8	#533
Wheatland Union HighWheatland	1,126	3	$11,995	20.5	#534

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pipestone Area School DistrictPipestone, MN	1,138	$13,024	13.2
Bellmore Union Free School DistrictBellmore, NY	1,138	$31,986	16.0
Brooklyn CityBrooklyn, OH	1,138	$13,701	15.6
Little Axe Public SchoolsNorman, OK	1,138	$10,196	14.0

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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