Election law changes? Our legislation tracker’s got you. Check it out!

Mountain Empire Unified School District, California, elections

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Mountain Empire Unified School District
School Board badge.png
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,871 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Mountain Empire Unified School District is a school district in California (San Diego County). During the 2024 school year, 1,871 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

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

Jump to a section:
Elections School board Location Budget Academic performance Students Staff Schools

Elections

Do you know of an individual or group that endorsed a candidate for a position on this board? Click here to let us know.


About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Heidy Estrada
Tina Heimerdinger
Susan Lancaster
Jeffrey Morrison
Danny Nuñez
Alex Paul
Stu Smith

Join the conversation about school board politics

Ballotpedia's Hall Pass

Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics



  • Unlock the full dataset for your own use cases — explore subscription options to our comprehensive list of all school board members in the country.
    Unlock the full dataset for your own use cases — explore subscription options to our comprehensive list of all school board members in the country.
    Read more


District map

School district map

Overlapping state house districts

Mountain Empire Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 75Carl DeMaioRepublican Party 100% 20%

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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,854,000 $3,353 15%
Local: $11,813,000 $6,766 31%
State: $20,452,000 $11,714 54%
Total: $38,119,000 $21,832
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $34,418,000 $19,712
Total Current Expenditures: $30,784,000 $17,631
Instructional Expenditures: $20,081,000 $11,501 58%
Student and Staff Support: $1,530,000 $876 4%
Administration: $3,740,000 $2,142 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,433,000 $3,111 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,166,000 $1,813
Construction: $3,041,000 $1,741
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $144,000 $82
Interest on Debt: $313,000 $179

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 15 PS PS 11 <=20 <=10 25-29
2018-2019 24 <50 <50 18 11-19 30-39 35-39
2017-2018 21 <50 <50 15 11-19 11-19 30-34
2016-2017 29 60-79 11-19 19 <=10 35-39 41
2015-2016 20 <50 <=20 13 11-19 30-39 32
2014-2015 20 <50 <=20 14 11-19 <=20 29
2013-2014 55-59 PS <50 55-59 PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 45 <50 21-39 38 40-49 >=50 55
2011-2012 46 40-59 20-29 38 <50 49 56
2010-2011 44 40-49 20-29 36 40-49 30-39 54

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 29 PS PS 24 20-29 30-39 35-39
2018-2019 38 >=50 <50 29 30-39 40-49 50-54
2017-2018 39 >=50 <50 29 30-39 40-49 55-59
2016-2017 45 60-79 30-39 32 20-29 65-69 59
2015-2016 35 <50 21-39 24 20-29 50-59 51
2014-2015 29 <50 40-59 21 11-19 21-39 43
2013-2014 55-59 PS >=50 40-44 PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 44 >=50 40-59 30 30-39 <50 64
2011-2012 52 40-59 50-59 41 <50 56 65
2010-2011 52 40-49 40-49 40 40-49 60-69 64

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 90-94 PS 90-94 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS 90-94 >=50 PS >=80
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 80-84 PS 80-89 PS PS 60-79
2015-2016 59 >=50 >=50 60-64 >=50 11-19 75-79
2014-2015 69 >=50 <50 70-74 <50 PS 75-79
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS 70-79 <50 <50 70-79
2012-2013 70-74 PS 70-79 <50 PS 70-74
2011-2012 60-64 PS PS 50-59 <50 PS 70-79
2010-2011 60-64 PS PS 50-54 <50 70-79

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 1,871 2.5
2022-2023 1,824 4.3
2021-2022 1,746 4.1
2020-2021 1,674 -2.3
2019-2020 1,713 0.8
2018-2019 1,699 -86.2
2017-2018 3,163 12.0
2016-2017 2,784 -1.7
2015-2016 2,831 -34.4
2014-2015 3,804 6.7
2013-2014 3,550 16.7
2012-2013 2,956 6.8
2011-2012 2,755 -0.1
2010-2011 2,757 12.8
2009-2010 2,403 31.9
2008-2009 1,636 -0.2
2007-2008 1,639 -5.8
2006-2007 1,734 0.1
2005-2006 1,733 -5.8
2004-2005 1,833 -1.5
2003-2004 1,861 2.1
2002-2003 1,822 -1.5
2001-2002 1,849 2.2
2000-2001 1,808 0.9
1999-2000 1,792 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mountain Empire Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.7 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 12.1
Black 1.0 4.9
Hispanic 63.0 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 4.9 5.8
White 26.7 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mountain Empire Unified School District had 85.79 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.81.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 9.17
Elementary: 51.29
Secondary: 25.33
Total: 85.79

Mountain Empire Unified School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 7.00 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: 9.24
School Administrators: 7.00
School Administrative Support: 11.75
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 49.36
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.40
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.00
Other Support Services: 52.73

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 Mountain Empire Unified School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Campo Elementary394KG-6
Clover Flat Elementary192KG-6
Cottonwood Community Day07-12
Descanso Elementary214KG-6
Hillside Junior/Senior High417-12
Mountain Empire High4229-12
Mountain Empire Junior High2987-8
Mountain Empire Special Education Preschool0
Potrero Elementary289KG-6
Sunrise High (Continuation)179-12


About school boards

Education legislation in California

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics California
School Board badge.png
Education Policy Icon.png
Local Politics Image.jpg
Seal of California.png

External links

  • Office website
  • Search Google News for this topic

    • 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
    v • e
    California school districts
    Flag of California
    v • e
    State of California
    Sacramento (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mountain_Empire_Unified_School_District,_California,_elections&oldid=10241351"