C
Shoreline Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Inverness, Bodega Bay, Point Reyes Station, Bloomfield, Dillon Beach, Tomales, Sereno del Mar, Carmet, Salmon Creek and Valley Ford, and parts of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls.
Students
469
Schools
5
Spent per student
$39,074
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$25.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Shoreline Unified School District
- School Grade C: better than 32% of California districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 84% more per student than the CA average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6% since 2020
- Debt of $25.1M, about $53,614 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Inverness.
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency20%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.6% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$39,074 per student · 84% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 18%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
499’20
483’21
470’22
475’23
469’24
Down 6% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 66%White 31%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.