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San Marcos Unified School District, California

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San Marcos Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 19,374 (2023-2024)
Schools: 19 (2023-2024)
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San Marcos Unified School District is a school district in California (San Diego County). During the 2024 school year, 19,374 students attended one of the district's 19 schools.

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

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School board

The San Marcos 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
Sarah AhmadArea B
Heidi HerrickArea A
Andrés MartínArea C
Lena MeumArea D
Stacy CarlsonArea E20182026

Elections

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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: $36,441,000 $1,857 10%
Local: $126,865,000 $6,465 37%
State: $182,729,000 $9,312 53%
Total: $346,035,000 $17,635
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $334,418,000 $17,043
Total Current Expenditures: $274,030,000 $13,965
Instructional Expenditures: $181,319,000 $9,240 54%
Student and Staff Support: $24,365,000 $1,241 7%
Administration: $29,989,000 $1,528 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $38,357,000 $1,954 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $40,378,000 $2,057
Construction: $39,848,000 $2,030
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,109,000 $209
Interest on Debt: $15,138,000 $771


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 PS PS
2018-2019 52 78 40-44 34 60-69 PS 67
2017-2018 51 76 35-39 32 40-59 >=50 66
2016-2017 49 76 35-39 31 40-49 PS 64
2015-2016 50 77 40-44 31 40-49 60-64 65
2014-2015 47 73 35-39 26 50-59 55-59 63
2013-2014 77 90-94 50-59 67 PS 60-79 88
2012-2013 74 90 70-74 61 60-69 80-84 85
2011-2012 73 89 65-69 60 50-59 80-84 85
2010-2011 73 92 66 61 70-79 70-74 84

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 PS PS
2018-2019 67 85 60-64 51 70-79 PS 80
2017-2018 65 83 55-59 47 40-59 >=50 80
2016-2017 65 86 50-54 48 50-59 PS 79
2015-2016 65 86 60-64 48 60-69 75-79 79
2014-2015 61 82 55-59 42 60-69 70-74 76
2013-2014 74 85-89 50-59 62 PS >=80 89
2012-2013 74 87 75-79 60 70-79 80-84 86
2011-2012 74 86 75-79 61 70-79 80-84 86
2010-2011 73 89 70 59 80-89 75-79 86

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 94 >=95 80-89 94 >=50 >=90 94
2018-2019 94 >=95 >=90 93 >=50 95
2017-2018 94 >=95 >=90 91 >=50 PS 95
2016-2017 95 >=95 >=90 95 PS PS 96
2015-2016 98 >=95 >=90 97 >=50 >=80 98
2014-2015 94 >=95 >=90 91 PS >=80 96
2013-2014 94 >=95 80-89 94 >=50 >=50 94
2012-2013 94 >=95 >=90 93 >=50 >=80 96
2011-2012 97 >=95 >=90 96 PS >=50 98
2010-2011 94 >=95 >=90 92 PS PS 97


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 19,374 -0.8
2022-2023 19,532 -0.5
2021-2022 19,622 -0.7
2020-2021 19,767 -5.6
2019-2020 20,873 -0.6
2018-2019 21,007 0.0
2017-2018 21,007 0.2
2016-2017 20,970 0.7
2015-2016 20,813 1.7
2014-2015 20,452 1.7
2013-2014 20,107 2.4
2012-2013 19,617 2.5
2011-2012 19,117 2.5
2010-2011 18,642 3.8
2009-2010 17,940 0.5
2008-2009 17,852 2.6
2007-2008 17,380 3.1
2006-2007 16,844 4.0
2005-2006 16,169 4.8
2004-2005 15,386 5.2
2003-2004 14,589 4.7
2002-2003 13,910 3.9
2001-2002 13,374 4.3
2000-2001 12,804 5.5
1999-2000 12,105 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE San Marcos Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 8.1 12.1
Black 1.0 4.9
Hispanic 46.2 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 7.7 5.8
White 36.6 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, San Marcos Unified School District had 794.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 24.37.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 80.91
Elementary: 473.26
Secondary: 240.71
Total: 794.88

San Marcos Unified School District employed 8.00 district administrators and 46.20 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 49.15
School Administrators: 46.20
School Administrative Support: 65.92
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 219.15
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 38.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 16.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 16.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 91.20
Other Support Services: 291.95


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 San Marcos Unified School District operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Carrillo Elementary756KG-5
Discovery Elementary687KG-5
Double Peak1,198KG-8
Foothills High1109-12
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary600KG-5
Knob Hill Elementary726KG-5
La Costa Meadows Elementary723KG-5
La Mirada Academy897KG-8
Mission Hills High2,8349-12
Paloma Elementary742KG-5
Richland Elementary869KG-5
San Elijo Elementary846KG-5
San Elijo Middle1,4826-8
San Marcos Elementary599KG-5
San Marcos High3,2019-12
San Marcos Middle9876-8
Twin Oaks Elementary706KG-5
Twin Oaks High2139-12
Woodland Park Middle1,1796-8

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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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