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Saugus Union School District

9,191 students · 15 schools · 26.5:1 ratio · grades K–6 · #167 of 1976 in California

Students
9,191
Schools
15
Teachers (FTE)
346
Student–Teacher
26.5:1
County
Los Angeles
Grades
K–6
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Saugus Union School District

Saugus Union School District is a public school system serving Los Angeles County, California, based in Santa Clarita. It serves 9,191 students across 15 schools spanning K–6, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #167 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone6612945300
Address24930 Avenue Stanford, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
CountyLos Angeles County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Saugus Union School District enrolls 9,191 students in 15 schools — an average of about 613 students per school. It serves grades K–6 and ranks #167 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
9,191
#167 of 1976 in California
Schools
15
~613 students each
Grade span
K–6
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Saugus Union School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (9,191 students reported):

White
33%
Black
3%
Hispanic
39%
Asian
16%
Two or more
9%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Saugus Union School District employs about 346 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 26.5:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 892.

Student–teacher ratio
26.5:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
346
classroom teachers
Total staff
892
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Saugus Union School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Saugus Union School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Saugus Union School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Saugus Union School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#167
of 1976 districts
Ratio
26.5:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Los Angeles County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Saugus Union School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Saugus Union School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0635970. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.