At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
20,559
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
26
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
23.1:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$16,068
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$10,356
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 20,655
- Teachers (FTE)
- 896.2
- Student–teacher ratio
- 23:1
What current records say about Lake Elsinore Unified
Lake Elsinore Unified operates 26 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in Lake Elsinore, California. NCES reports 20,559 students and 891.54 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 53 of 977 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $16,068 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,356 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 685 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 11.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 17.2%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 891.54
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $334,448,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Lake Elsinore Unified
Lake Elsinore, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.6829, -117.3363
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White19.1%
- Hispanic68.1%
- Black4.5%
- Asian3.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
- Multiracial4.4%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Lake Elsinore Unified
26 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 26 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberhill Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 485 | 21.4:1 | |
| Canyon Lake Middle | Middle06–08 | 951 | 23.9:1 | |
| Cottonwood Canyon Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 813 | 23.1:1 | |
| David A. Brown Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,030 | 24.9:1 | |
| Donald Graham Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 470 | 21.1:1 | |
| Earl Warren Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 821 | 23.9:1 | |
| Elsinore Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 462 | 23.6:1 | |
| Elsinore High | High09–12 | 1,927 | 21.8:1 | |
| Elsinore Middle | Middle06–08 | 947 | 26.8:1 | |
| Jean Hayman Center | High12–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Keith McCarthy Academy | OtherKG–12 | 332 | 18.4:1 | |
| Lakeland Village | ElementaryKG–08 | 909 | 19.9:1 | |
| Lakeside High | High09–12 | 1,687 | 23.4:1 | |
| Luiseno | ElementaryKG–08 | 819 | 22.3:1 | |
| Machado Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 531 | 22.4:1 | |
| Ortega High | High09–12 | 463 | 18:1 | |
| Preschool | OtherM–M | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Railroad Canyon Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 873 | 23:1 | |
| Rice Canyon Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 596 | 21.9:1 | |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 508 | 24.7:1 | |
| Temescal Canyon High | High09–12 | 2,373 | 25.5:1 | |
| Terra Cotta Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,026 | 24.5:1 | |
| Tuscany Hills Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 606 | 22.3:1 | |
| Wildomar Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 620 | 23.2:1 |