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Coast Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 489 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Coast Unified School District is a school district in California (San Luis Obispo County). During the 2024 school year, 489 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Coast Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christine Amato QuinnTrustee Area 120242028
Nicholas JohnsonTrustee Area 520242028
Lisa WesemanTrustee Area 420242028
Lee McFarlandTrustee Area 22026
Joe PrianTrustee Area 32026

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Coast Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 30Dawn AddisDemocratic Party 100% 6%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $915,000 $1,845 5%
Local: $13,768,000 $27,758 79%
State: $2,770,000 $5,585 16%
Total: $17,453,000 $35,188
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $16,662,000 $33,592
Total Current Expenditures: $13,641,000 $27,502
Instructional Expenditures: $7,429,000 $14,977 45%
Student and Staff Support: $950,000 $1,915 6%
Administration: $2,175,000 $4,385 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,087,000 $6,223 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $995,000 $2,006
Construction: $636,000 $1,282
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $257,000 $518

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20 PS 10-14 <50 40-49
2018-2019 38 30-34 PS 55-59
2017-2018 41 PS PS 30-34 PS 55-59
2016-2017 41 PS PS 30-34 PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 42 >=50 >=50 30-34 PS 55-59
2014-2015 33 >=50 PS PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 70-79 PS 70-79 PS 60-79
2012-2013 64 >=50 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2011-2012 68 >=50 PS 60-64 >=50 75-79
2010-2011 64 >=50 PS 55-59 >=50 70-74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 PS 25-29 <50 60-69
2018-2019 52 40-44 PS 80-84
2017-2018 50 PS PS 35-39 PS 75-79
2016-2017 53 PS PS 40-44 PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 58 >=50 >=50 45-49 PS 75-79
2014-2015 44 >=50 PS PS PS 60-64
2013-2014 70-79 PS 60-79 >=50 >=80
2012-2013 56 >=50 PS 35-39 PS 75-79
2011-2012 63 >=50 PS 45-49 >=50 80-84
2010-2011 62 >=50 PS 45-49 >=50 75-79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-89 80-89 PS >=50
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 85-89 PS >=90 PS >=80
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS >=80 PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=80 PS >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=80 >=80
2013-2014 >=95 PS >=90 >=80
2012-2013 90-94 PS >=90 >=80
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=80 >=80
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS >=80 PS >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 489 0.2
2022-2023 488 -1.6
2021-2022 496 -8.1
2020-2021 536 -8.6
2019-2020 582 3.6
2018-2019 561 -8.0
2017-2018 606 -7.1
2016-2017 649 -6.9
2015-2016 694 -1.3
2014-2015 703 -5.1
2013-2014 739 -3.1
2012-2013 762 2.2
2011-2012 745 -2.4
2010-2011 763 1.2
2009-2010 754 -0.8
2008-2009 760 -4.9
2007-2008 797 -8.2
2006-2007 862 -2.4
2005-2006 883 -1.7
2004-2005 898 -3.9
2003-2004 933 0.8
2002-2003 926 -1.1
2001-2002 936 3.4
2000-2001 904 -9.3
1999-2000 988 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Coast Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 12.1
Black 0.0 4.9
Hispanic 74.2 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 3.1 5.8
White 21.9 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Coast Unified School District had 38.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.68.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 19.80
Secondary: 15.76
Total: 38.56

Coast Unified School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 2.80
School Administrative Support: 6.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.08
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.00
Other Support Services: 30.82

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Coast Unified School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cambria Grammar201KG-5
Coast Union High1549-12
Leffingwell High (Continuation)119-12
Santa Lucia Middle1236-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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