At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
34,405
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
39
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
22.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$15,127
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,225
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
- 34,469
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,590.98
- Student–teacher ratio
- 21.7:1
What current records say about Poway Unified
Poway Unified operates 39 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in San Diego, California. NCES reports 34,405 students and 1,517.67 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 18 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 $15,127 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,225 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 793 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 8.6%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,517.67
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $527,939,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Poway Unified
San Diego, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 32.9929, -117.0822
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White37.5%
- Hispanic17.4%
- Black1.6%
- Asian31.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial11.9%
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 Poway Unified
39 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 39 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraxas Continuation High | High09–12 | 216 | 9.8:1 | |
| Adobe Bluffs Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 586 | 20.8:1 | |
| Bernardo Heights Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,487 | 22.6:1 | |
| Black Mountain Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,077 | 22.7:1 | |
| Canyon View Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 505 | 20.4:1 | |
| Chaparral Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 858 | 23.8:1 | |
| Creekside Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 585 | 21.9:1 | |
| Deer Canyon Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 354 | 21.2:1 | |
| Del Norte High | High09–12 | 2,557 | 23.8:1 | |
| Del Sur Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 891 | 24:1 | |
| Design 39 Campus | ElementaryKG–08 | 1,216 | 23.6:1 | |
| Garden Road Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 508 | 20.9:1 | |
| Highland Ranch Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 661 | 23.2:1 | |
| Los Penasquitos Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 634 | 22.5:1 | |
| Meadowbrook Middle | Middle06–08 | 972 | 21.2:1 | |
| Mesa Verde Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,178 | 25.1:1 | |
| Midland Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 580 | 21.7:1 | |
| Monterey Ridge Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 770 | 25.1:1 | |
| Morning Creek Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 531 | 21.5:1 | |
| Mt. Carmel High | High09–12 | 1,800 | 23.2:1 | |
| Oak Valley Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,503 | 24.9:1 | |
| Painted Rock Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 613 | 22.5:1 | |
| Park Village Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 671 | 22.6:1 | |
| Pomerado Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 305 | 20.1:1 |