B+
Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Truckee.
Students
3,959
Schools
11
Spent per student
$25,298
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$185.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District
- School Grade B+: better than 73% of California districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
- Spends 19% more per student than the CA average
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $185.3M, about $46,817 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Kingvale.
K–5Donner Trail ElementaryThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency44%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,298 per student · 19% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 80%State 18%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,923’20
3,953’21
3,965’22
3,920’23
3,959’24
About steady.
Students
White 57%Hispanic 36%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Truckee Elementary
B515 students21:1
Glenshire Elementary
A499 students24:1
Kings Beach Elementary
B362 students20:1
Tahoe Lake Elementary
A−282 students21:1
Donner Trail Elementary
A+55 students14:1
Alder Creek Middle
A−535 students19:1
North Tahoe Middle
B+301 students15:1
Tahoe Truckee High
A−907 students20:1
North Tahoe High
A−468 students17:1
Sierra High (Continuation)
24 students6:1
Cold Stream Alternative
11 students2:1
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.