At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
36,036
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
53
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
20:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$22,289
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$13,224
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
- 39,650
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,778.84
- Student–teacher ratio
- 22.3:1
What current records say about Santa Ana Unified
Santa Ana Unified operates 53 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in Santa Ana, California. NCES reports 36,036 students and 1,802.01 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 17 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 $22,289 in current expenditure per pupil and $13,224 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 221 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 39.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,802.01
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $890,126,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Santa Ana Unified
Santa Ana, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.7432, -117.8474
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White0.8%
- Hispanic95.9%
- Black0.2%
- Asian2.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial0.5%
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 Santa Ana Unified
53 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 53 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 468 | 22.2:1 | |
| Adams Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 320 | 17.3:1 | |
| Advanced Learning AcademyCharter | OtherKG–12 | 363 | 11.7:1 | |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 493 | 22.3:1 | |
| Carl Harvey Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 268 | 20.5:1 | |
| Century High | High09–12 | 1,519 | 16.3:1 | |
| Cesar E. Chavez High | High09–12 | 350 | 16.4:1 | |
| Diamond Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 367 | 22.9:1 | |
| Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate | Middle06–08 | 1,005 | 22.4:1 | |
| Franklin Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 343 | 22.7:1 | |
| Garfield Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 428 | 22.5:1 | |
| George Washington Carver Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 429 | 22.5:1 | |
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | Middle06–08 | 886 | 18.9:1 | |
| Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | Middle06–08 | 1,234 | 21.4:1 | |
| Greenville Fundamental Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 817 | 24:1 | |
| Hector G. Godinez | High09–12 | 1,687 | 19.1:1 | |
| Heroes Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 396 | 23.2:1 | |
| Jefferson Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 616 | 20.4:1 | |
| Jim Thorpe Fundamental | ElementaryKG–05 | 738 | 25.4:1 | |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 380 | 21:1 | |
| John Muir Fundamental Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 557 | 22.3:1 | |
| Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate | Middle06–08 | 584 | 17.5:1 | |
| Lorin Griset Academy | High09–12 | 283 | 16.4:1 | |
| Lowell Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 426 | 21.3:1 |