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Grossmont Union High School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 16,566 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Grossmont Union High School District is a school district in California (San Diego County). During the 2024 school year, 16,566 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

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

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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 1

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 1

Incumbent Chris Fite defeated Randall Dear, Debra Harrington, and Azure Chrisawn in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Fite (Nonpartisan)	43.3	13,923
	Submit photo	Randall Dear (Nonpartisan)	32.6	10,485
	Submit photo	Debra Harrington (Nonpartisan)	14.3	4,614
	Submit photo	Azure Chrisawn (Nonpartisan)	9.7	3,132

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,154
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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2

Scott Eckert defeated Jay Steiger, Jim Stieringer, and Marsha Christman in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Eckert (Nonpartisan)	36.6	14,768
		Jay Steiger (Nonpartisan)	33.9	13,645
		Jim Stieringer (Nonpartisan)	19.8	7,980
	Submit photo	Marsha Christman (Nonpartisan)	9.7	3,914

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,307
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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 3

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 3

Incumbent Gary Woods defeated Jo Hart-Lloyd and Gabriel Lawson in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Woods (Nonpartisan)	55.7	8,256
	Submit photo	Jo Hart-Lloyd (Nonpartisan)	28.2	4,176
	Submit photo	Gabriel Lawson (Nonpartisan)	16.1	2,387

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,819
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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 4

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 4

Incumbent Robert Shield defeated Jeanie Tyler in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Shield (Nonpartisan)	54.3	16,078
	Submit photo	Jeanie Tyler (Nonpartisan)	45.7	13,522

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,600
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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 5

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 5

Incumbent James Kelly defeated Nancy Jennings and Terry Kohlenberg in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Kelly (Nonpartisan)	60.5	18,789
	Submit photo	Nancy Jennings (Nonpartisan)	29.6	9,204
	Submit photo	Terry Kohlenberg (Nonpartisan)	9.9	3,069

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,062
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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Chris Fite (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2

Incumbent Elva Salinas defeated Justin Slagle and Jim Stieringer in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elva Salinas (Nonpartisan)	53.4	23,482
	Submit photo	Justin Slagle (Nonpartisan)	32.1	14,114
		Jim Stieringer (Nonpartisan)	14.5	6,356

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,952
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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 3

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 3

Incumbent Gary Woods defeated Liz Weaver in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Woods (Nonpartisan)	63.4	10,246
	Submit photo	Liz Weaver (Nonpartisan)	36.6	5,909

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,155
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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Robert Shield (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 5

General election

The general election was canceled. James Kelly (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 1

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 1

Incumbent Chris Fite won election in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 1 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Chris Fite (Nonpartisan)

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Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2

Incumbent Elva Salinas won election in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 2 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Elva Salinas (Nonpartisan)

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Grossmont Union High Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Grossmont Union High Board of Education At-large

Incumbent James Kelly, incumbent Robert Shield, and incumbent Gary Woods won election in the general election for Grossmont Union High Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	James Kelly (Nonpartisan)
✔		Robert Shield (Nonpartisan)
✔		Gary Woods (Nonpartisan)

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Recall elections

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Recall procedures

State	Specific grounds required?	Signature requirement	Petition circulation time	When recalls can start
California	No	10% to 30% of registered voters (depending on population of jurisdiction)	40 to 160 days (depending on population of jurisdiction)	Recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for 90 days, and they cannot start in the last six months of an officer's term

Recall efforts

2025

See also: Grossmont Union High School District recall, California (2025)

An effort to recall Scott Eckert from his position as the Trustee Area 2 representative on the Grossmont Union High School District board of trustees in California began in April 2025.

The recall effort started after the board voted 4-1 to approve 61 layoff notices in February 2025. The notices included assistant and vice principal positions, credentialed teacher positions, and almost all of the district's librarian positions. The vote came in response to a $2.5 million budget deficit for the district.

Eckert was first elected to a four-year term on the board on November 5, 2024, defeating three other opponents with 37% of the vote in the race for the open seat.

About the district

School board

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

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Scott Eckert	Area 2	2024	2028
Chris Fite	Area 1	2016	2028
James Kelly	Area 5	2018	2026
Robert Shield	Area 4	2018	2026
Gary Woods	Area 3	2018	2026

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Grossmont Union High School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 75	Carl DeMaio	Republican Party	91%	13%
California State Assembly District 79	LaShae Sharp-Collins	Democratic Party	7%	55%
California State Assembly District 78	Christopher Ward	Democratic Party	2%	7%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$47,478,000	$2,775	12%
Local:	$190,907,000	$11,159	49%
State:	$149,690,000	$8,750	39%
Total:	$388,075,000	$22,684

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$383,270,000	$22,402
Total Current Expenditures:	$291,328,000	$17,028
Instructional Expenditures:	$172,341,000	$10,073	45%
Student and Staff Support:	$39,636,000	$2,316	10%
Administration:	$34,327,000	$2,006	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$45,024,000	$2,631	12%
Total Capital Outlay:	$53,852,000	$3,147
Construction:	$52,787,000	$3,085
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$15,204,000	$888
Interest on Debt:	$22,381,000	$1,308

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	31	45-49	15-19	24	<=20	40-44	35
2018-2019	32	40-44	6-9	25	21-39	35-39	40
2017-2018	33	50-54	15-19	25	<=20	40-44	40
2016-2017	38	55-59	25	29	<=20	48	44
2015-2016	34	45-49	15-19	26	21-39	45	40
2014-2015	33	40-44	20-24	27	<50	35-39	37
2013-2014	67	75-79	51	63	60-69	<50	73
2012-2013	64	75-79	40-44	59	60-79	70-74	68
2011-2012	61	75-79	46	55	40-44	60-64	67
2010-2011	57	65-69	42	48	35-39	70-74	64

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	60	70-74	35-39	58	40-59	65-69	62
2018-2019	55	60-64	30-34	50	21-39	60-64	61
2017-2018	60	70-74	35-39	54	60-79	65-69	65
2016-2017	67	80-84	57	62	40-59	77	71
2015-2016	60	70-74	45-49	54	21-39	65	64
2014-2015	57	65-69	45-49	52	>=50	60-64	60
2013-2014	56	65-69	46	48	30-39	>=50	62
2012-2013	57	60-64	45-49	52	40-59	60-64	61
2011-2012	54	65-69	41	45	55-59	65-69	61
2010-2011	59	65-69	48	48	45-49	65-69	67

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	82	85-89	75-79	80	60-79	80-84	85
2018-2019	83	80-84	70-74	80	60-79	85-89	86
2017-2018	82	85-89	75-79	79	>=80	86	85
2016-2017	80	80-84	65-69	77	60-79	84	83
2015-2016	82	85-89	80-84	78	>=80	80-84	85
2014-2015	83	85-89	70-74	80	70-79	85-89	86
2013-2014	75	75-79	60-64	69	60-79	83	79
2012-2013	78	80-84	70-74	73	60-69	80-84	82
2011-2012	77	80-84	76	72	70-79	75-79	80
2010-2011	77	85-89	74	71	50-59	80-84	81

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	16,566	-1.0
2022-2023	16,738	-2.2
2021-2022	17,108	0.7
2020-2021	16,996	1.2
2019-2020	16,789	0.2
2018-2019	16,760	-28.2
2017-2018	21,492	-1.0
2016-2017	21,709	-0.7
2015-2016	21,860	-1.6
2014-2015	22,220	-1.5
2013-2014	22,555	-1.8
2012-2013	22,965	-3.1
2011-2012	23,677	-2.3
2010-2011	24,224	-5.1
2009-2010	25,466	2.7
2008-2009	24,768	2.3
2007-2008	24,195	1.3
2006-2007	23,870	-2.4
2005-2006	24,444	-2.2
2004-2005	24,971	2.1
2003-2004	24,456	0.0
2002-2003	24,447	1.9
2001-2002	23,989	1.5
2000-2001	23,639	0.8
1999-2000	23,452	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Grossmont Union High School District (%)	California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.7	0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	4.8	12.1
Black	5.0	4.9
Hispanic	42.2	56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5	0.4
Two or More Races	6.2	5.8
White	40.7	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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Grossmont Union High School District had 123.82 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 133.79.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	0.00
Elementary:	0.00
Secondary:	123.82
Total:	123.82

Grossmont Union High School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	0.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00
School Administrators:	8.00
School Administrative Support:	117.22

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	212.36
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	2.00
Other Support Services:	148.32

Schools

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

The Grossmont Union High School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Chaparral High	76	9-12
El Cajon Valley High	1,672	9-12
El Capitan High	1,830	9-12
Elite Academy	38	9-12
Granite Hills High	2,414	9-12
Grossmont High	2,079	9-12
Grossmont Middle College High	51	11-12
Idea Center	138	9-12
Merit Academy	64	9-12
Monte Vista High	1,537	9-12
Mount Miguel High	1,506	9-12
Reach Academy	22	9-12
Santana High	1,712	9-12
Valhalla High	1,845	9-12
West Hills High	1,515	9-12

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