Salinas City Elementary School District

Public Grades K–6

Elementary and middle schools for Salinas.

At a glance
8,236Students enrolled
15Schools
$21,480Spent per student
23:1Student–teacher ratio
70%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

For Salinas

Grades K–6
24 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 7–8
4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listSalinas Union High School District
Grades 9–12
5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listSalinas Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performance

Graduation rate 83% at Salinas Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

Where the money goes
$21,480
per student each year · 1% above the CA average
Spending
Classroom instruction65%
Support & administration31%
Other4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)22%
State66%
Federal12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
8,271’20
8,287’21
8,273’22
8,206’23
8,236’24
Students
Hispanic · 91%7,477
White · 4%320
Two or more races · 2%199
Asian · 1%110
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%72
Black · 0%41

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools15 in district · 9 next
This district · grades K–6
Where students go next · Salinas Union High School District

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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