Spreckels Union Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 B+School Grade

At a glance

850Students enrolled

2Schools

$13,168Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

19%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency43%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts54%

State average 48.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,168

per student each year · 38% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration41%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)41%

State54%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

955’20

921’21

918’22

888’23

850’24

Students

Hispanic · 46%395

White · 40%342

Two or more races · 9%78

Asian · 4%34

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Schools2 in district

📚

Spreckels ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 529 students · Spreckels

B+Public 📚

Buena Vista MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 321 students · Salinas

A-Public

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. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.