Total enrollment
7,303
-862 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Alisal Union
California · 7,303 students · 1 city
Alisal Union's public schools, 14 in all, serve about 7,303 K-12 students inside California, an average of 522 per school.
4-year change in Alisal Union
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Alisal Union ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #466 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,303 | #200 of 587 | #1,292 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #171 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #564 of 587 | #8,976 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 91.0% | #29 of 587 | #683 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #521 of 530 | #6,764 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Alisal Union
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Monte Bella Elementary at 34.1% proficient to Fremont Elementary at 16.2%, a gap of 17.9 points. That is the 343rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 8,918 to 7,281 students (down 18%) and from 348 to 294 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Bella Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 812 |
| Fremont Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 711 |
| Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 646 |
| Frank Paul Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 638 |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 628 |
| Alisal Community | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 591 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 577 |
| Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 573 |
| Bardin Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 559 |
| Creekside Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 534 |
| Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 526 |
| John E. Steinbeck Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 486 |
| Alisal Virtual Academy | Salinas | Elementary | 01-06 | 22 |
| Buckhorn Early Learning Center | Salinas | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Alisal Union
Alisal Union is a thinly populated public-school district in California. The district operates 14 schools and teaches approximately 7,303 students.
Average enrollment per school in Alisal Union is about 522, below the California average of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Alisal Union has declined 11% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,165 students to 7,303. The school count climbed from 12 to 13 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Alisal Union discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.