Total enrollment
9,590
-959 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
19 schools in Lucia Mar Unified
California · 9,590 students · 5 cities
Lucia Mar Unified runs 19 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 9,590 and an average school size of 505.
7-year change in Lucia Mar Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
40%
was 48%
% Hispanic
51%
was 44%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande High | Arroyo Grande | High | 09-12 | 2,012 |
| Nipomo High | Nipomo | High | 09-12 | 819 |
| Harloe Elementary | Arroyo Grande | Elementary | KG-06 | 619 |
| Dana Elementary | Nipomo | Elementary | KG-06 | 612 |
| Lange (Dorothea) Elementary | Nipomo | Elementary | KG-06 | 577 |
| Ocean View Elementary | Arroyo Grande | Elementary | KG-06 | 547 |
| Paulding Middle | Arroyo Grande | Middle | 07-08 | 544 |
| Mesa Middle | Arroyo Grande | Middle | 07-08 | 474 |
| Nipomo Elementary | Nipomo | Elementary | KG-06 | 436 |
| Judkins Middle | Pismo Beach | Middle | 07-08 | 431 |
| Oceano Elementary | Oceano | Elementary | KG-06 | 377 |
| Grover Beach Elementary | Grover Beach | Elementary | KG-06 | 368 |
| Fairgrove Elementary | Grover Beach | Elementary | KG-06 | 365 |
| Shell Beach Elementary | Pismo Beach | Elementary | KG-06 | 330 |
| Central Coast New Tech High | Nipomo | High | 09-12 | 318 |
| Grover Heights Elementary | Grover Beach | Elementary | KG-06 | 290 |
| Branch Elementary | Arroyo Grande | Elementary | KG-06 | 261 |
| Pacific View Academy | Arroyo Grande | Combined | KG-12 | 114 |
| Lopez Continuation High | Arroyo Grande | High | 10-12 | 96 |
About Lucia Mar Unified
Lucia Mar Unified runs 19 public schools across California, collectively serveing roughly 9,590 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Lucia Mar Unified spans 11 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 505 in this district, noticeably below the California typical of 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 9%: 10,549 students in SY 2017-18 versus 9,590 in SY 2024-25. Lucia Mar Unified now counts 19 public schools, up from 18 in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 48% to 40%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Lucia Mar Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.