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Welcome to the Poway Unified School District! We are a national leader in K-12 public education. The Poway Unified School District is located in northern San Diego County, California. PUSD operates 40 schools located in the cities of San Diego and Poway: 25 elementary schools (TK-5), an elementary & middle school combination (TK-8th), six middle schools (6-8), one continuation high school, five comprehensive high schools (9-12), one middle college and one adult school. We serve over 34,000 students and our District is the third largest school district in San Diego County.

District Snapshot

Established 1962
Geographical Size 100 sq. mi.
Number of Schools (2024-25) 40
Number of TK-12 Students (2023-24) 34,935
Size in San Diego County 3rd largest 
Size in California 21st largest
Number of Regular Employees 4,653
Languages Spoken 90
General Fund Budget (2023-24) $531 million

Students Served, 2023-2024

TK-12 34,935
Adult Education 10,719