San Juan Unified
Public school district · Sacramento County · California · NCES district ID 0634620
San Juan Unified spent $16,227 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 66 schools enrolled 39,170 students in 2024-25; 57.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,376 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (California: 86.2%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among California districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to San Juan Unified in enrollment (34,900 to 41,855 students) and San Juan Unified itself.
Where the money came from
$908,554,000 in revenue: 57.7% state, 30.5% local and 11.7% federal. Total spending including $128,961,000 of capital outlay was $790,570,000, or $20,740 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$524,638,000 58%
- Local$277,479,000 31%
- Federal$106,437,000 12%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
37,776 students in 2022-23, 38,232 students in 2023-24, 39,170 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 37,776 | 1664.5 | 22.7 |
| 2023-24 | 38,232 | 1678.6 | 22.8 |
| 2024-25 | 39,170 | 1732.2 | 22.6 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$190,909,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,008 per student
San Juan Unified booked $190,909,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,683 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $113,455 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 73 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $152,731,000 | 80.0% |
| Special education | $26,494,000 | 13.9% |
| Vocational | $1,162,000 | 0.6% |
| Other programs | $10,522,000 | 5.5% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,162 in 2018-19, $4,221 in 2019-20, $4,310 in 2020-21, $4,859 in 2021-22, $5,008 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in San Juan Unified scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 30% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | California | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 40% | 45% | 16,249 |
| Math | 30% | 34% | 16,542 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
86% of the 2,927 students in San Juan Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 86% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 2,927 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
41 elementary schools, 20,142 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starr King K-8 | 885 | 21.3 | 83.2% | Not reported |
| Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8 | 883 | 24.0 | 70.4% | Not reported |
| Greer Elementary | 762 | 26.3 | 77.6% | Not reported |
| Howe Avenue Elementary | 741 | 23.9 | 82.1% | Not reported |
| Dyer-Kelly Elementary | 735 | 25.4 | 87.5% | Not reported |
| Del Paso Manor Elementary | 734 | 26.2 | 60.5% | Not reported |
| Gold River Discovery Center K-8 | 712 | 23.5 | 28.2% | Not reported |
| Mary Deterding Elementary | 670 | 26.8 | 48.2% | Not reported |
| Earl Legette Elementary | 622 | 24.9 | 35.0% | Not reported |
| Sierra Oaks K-8 | 614 | 23.9 | 53.6% | Not reported |
| Orangevale Open K-8 | 593 | 24.4 | 29.2% | Not reported |
| Mariemont Elementary | 589 | 25.6 | 25.0% | Not reported |
The other 29 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood K-8 | 546 | 20.0 | 74.7% | Not reported |
| Woodside K-8 | 506 | 21.7 | 57.3% | Not reported |
| Cottage Elementary | 502 | 26.4 | 74.7% | Not reported |
| Lichen K-8 | 498 | 20.4 | 61.4% | Not reported |
| Del Dayo Elementary | 496 | 26.1 | 26.8% | Not reported |
| Pershing Elementary | 494 | 26.0 | 41.9% | Not reported |
| Twin Lakes Elementary | 494 | 26.0 | 31.0% | Not reported |
| Carriage Drive Elementary | 444 | 24.7 | 64.9% | Not reported |
| Skycrest Elementary | 436 | 22.9 | 62.4% | Not reported |
| Northridge Elementary | 423 | 23.5 | 57.0% | Not reported |
| Mission Avenue Open Elementary | 415 | 27.7 | 46.3% | Not reported |
| Whitney Avenue Elementary | 411 | 24.2 | 80.3% | Not reported |
| Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary | 408 | 22.1 | 40.9% | Not reported |
| Oakview Community Elementary | 407 | 25.4 | 45.2% | Not reported |
| Cameron Ranch Elementary | 406 | 23.9 | 74.6% | Not reported |
| James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary | 406 | 25.4 | 44.3% | Not reported |
| Trajan Elementary | 391 | 24.4 | 44.5% | Not reported |
| Carmichael Elementary | 374 | 22.0 | 69.8% | Not reported |
| Cambridge Heights Elementary | 348 | 26.8 | 44.8% | Not reported |
| Grand Oaks Elementary | 348 | 24.9 | 71.0% | Not reported |
| Pasadena Avenue Elementary | 343 | 26.4 | 67.9% | Not reported |
| Coyle Avenue Elementary | 331 | 23.6 | 75.8% | Not reported |
| Albert Schweitzer Elementary | 331 | 23.6 | 53.5% | Not reported |
| Arlington Heights Elementary | 329 | 26.3 | 60.5% | Not reported |
| Mariposa Avenue Elementary | 326 | 25.1 | 70.2% | Not reported |
| Thomas Kelly Elementary | 321 | 24.7 | 49.2% | Not reported |
| Green Oaks Fundamental Elementary | 307 | 25.6 | 33.2% | Not reported |
| Charles Peck Elementary | 303 | 23.3 | 69.6% | Not reported |
| Ottomon Way Elementary | 258 | 25.8 | 57.8% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
9 middle schools, 6,569 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden Middle | 1,010 | 22.6 | 43.9% | Not reported |
| Winston Churchill Middle | 987 | 21.7 | 41.4% | Not reported |
| John Barrett Middle | 802 | 24.2 | 51.5% | Not reported |
| Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle | 708 | 24.0 | 49.0% | Not reported |
| Andrew Carnegie Middle | 687 | 23.0 | 42.9% | Not reported |
| Katherine Johnson Middle | 612 | 18.6 | 87.4% | Not reported |
| Sylvan Middle | 604 | 22.4 | 58.9% | Not reported |
| Arcade Fundamental Middle | 595 | 24.3 | 81.0% | Not reported |
| Will Rogers Middle | 564 | 19.6 | 70.6% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
15 high schools, 12,405 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista High | 1,939 | 24.3 | 32.7% | Not reported |
| Rio Americano High | 1,891 | 23.8 | 38.6% | Not reported |
| Mira Loma High | 1,655 | 22.6 | 60.4% | Not reported |
| Del Campo High | 1,548 | 21.7 | 47.4% | Not reported |
| El Camino Fundamental High | 1,226 | 22.2 | 50.3% | Not reported |
| Casa Roble Fundamental High | 1,150 | 21.2 | 44.6% | Not reported |
| Mesa Verde High | 894 | 19.9 | 53.0% | Not reported |
| Encina Preparatory High | 766 | 17.3 | 84.5% | Not reported |
| San Juan High | 559 | 12.2 | 65.5% | Not reported |
| San Juan Choices Charter | 246 | 14.6 | 39.8% | Not reported |
| El Sereno Alternative Education | 166 | 15.7 | 42.2% | Not reported |
| Laurel Ruff Transition | 142 | 10.0 | 32.4% | Not reported |
The other 3 high schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Entrada Continuation High | 102 | 16.5 | 60.8% | Not reported |
| Meraki High | 93 | 37.2 | 38.7% | Not reported |
| La Vista Center | 28 | 9.3 | 60.7% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 54 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Richardson Center | 54 | 9.0 | 35.2% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact San Juan Unified
- Website: sanjuan.edu
- Phone: (916) 971-7700
- Office: 3738 Walnut Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about San Juan Unified
- California districts by spending per studentSan Juan Unified ranks 379 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,227).#379 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaSan Juan Unified is the number 16 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 38,119 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#16 of 1,991
- Garden Grove UnifiedThe next larger California district: 38,164 students in fall 2022, $20,023 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,023
- Irvine UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 36,542 students in fall 2022, $14,373 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,373
- Compare San Juan Unified with Garden Grove UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Bella Vista High, its largest high school1,939 students in 2024-25, 24.3 per teacher.1,939
- Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaSan Juan Unified spent $113,455 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$113,455
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about San Juan Unified
How many schools and students are in San Juan Unified?
66 schools were open in 2024-25 (41 elementary, 9 middle, 15 high, 1 other), enrolling 39,170 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does San Juan Unified spend per student?
$16,227 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,376 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does San Juan Unified's money come from?
$908,554,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.7% state, 30.5% local and 11.7% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in San Juan Unified live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 8,792 of the 53,193 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does San Juan Unified spend on teacher salaries?
$190,909,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,008 per student. Divided by the 1,683 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $113,455 per teacher, more than 73 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in San Juan Unified do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in San Juan Unified scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 30% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in San Juan Unified?
86% of the 2,927 students in San Juan Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is San Juan Unified's NCES district ID?
0634620. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25