Sanger Unified
Public school district · Fresno County · California · NCES district ID 0635250
Sanger Unified spent $15,780 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 67% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 20 schools enrolled 13,313 students in 2024-25; 70.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,516 per student, up 11.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 Sanger Unified in enrollment (12,615 to 13,603 students) and Sanger Unified itself.
Where the money came from
$292,702,000 in revenue: 70.5% state, 19.0% local and 10.5% federal. Total spending including $77,414,000 of capital outlay was $304,942,000, or $23,123 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$206,398,000 71%
- Local$55,521,000 19%
- Federal$30,783,000 11%
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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
13,188 students in 2022-23, 13,250 students in 2023-24, 13,313 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 | 13,188 | 588.9 | 22.4 |
| 2023-24 | 13,250 | 584.5 | 22.7 |
| 2024-25 | 13,313 | 581.1 | 22.9 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$63,743,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,833 per student
Sanger Unified booked $63,743,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 589 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 $108,232 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 65 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 | $55,564,000 | 87.2% |
| Special education | $4,178,000 | 6.6% |
| Vocational | $736,000 | 1.2% |
| Other programs | $3,265,000 | 5.1% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,970 in 2018-19, $3,963 in 2019-20, $4,221 in 2020-21, $4,480 in 2021-22, $4,833 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 Sanger Unified scored proficient or above: 45% in reading and 32% 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 | 45% | 45% | 5,951 |
| Math | 32% | 34% | 5,933 |
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
95% of the 945 students in Sanger 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 | 95% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 945 | 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.
14 elementary schools, 7,500 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Wash Elementary | 838 | 23.4 | 42.6% | Not reported |
| Fairmont Elementary | 744 | 22.2 | 31.2% | Not reported |
| Sequoia Elementary | 696 | 24.3 | 41.8% | Not reported |
| Lone Star Elementary | 672 | 23.7 | 48.7% | Not reported |
| Sanger Academy Charter | 609 | 21.3 | 45.3% | Not reported |
| Quail Lake Environmental Charter | 603 | 22.4 | 20.6% | Not reported |
| Lincoln Elementary | 505 | 18.8 | 72.3% | Not reported |
| Jefferson Elementary | 488 | 23.3 | 69.5% | Not reported |
| Ronald W. Reagan Elementary | 472 | 23.1 | 45.1% | Not reported |
| Wilson Elementary | 448 | 27.0 | 75.2% | Not reported |
| Centerville Elementary | 409 | 21.2 | 42.5% | Not reported |
| Madison Elementary | 408 | 25.2 | 62.7% | Not reported |
The other 2 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary | 374 | 22.6 | 67.9% | Not reported |
| Del Rey Elementary | 234 | 20.3 | 62.4% | 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 middle school, 1,539 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Academic Middle | 1,539 | 23.5 | 54.0% | 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.
4 high schools, 3,987 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanger High | 2,426 | 23.1 | 47.8% | Not reported |
| Sanger West High | 1,438 | 25.7 | 40.2% | Not reported |
| Kings River High (Continuation) | 89 | 16.2 | 79.8% | Not reported |
| Community Day | 34 | 5.1 | 64.7% | 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, 287 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallmark Academy | 287 | 23.3 | 50.5% | 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.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Hallmark Charter
School in Sanger; 12 students.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Sanger Unified
- Website: sanger.k12.ca.us
- Phone: (559) 524-6521
- Office: 1905 Seventh St., Sanger, CA 93657
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 Sanger Unified
- California districts by spending per studentSanger Unified ranks 431 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,780).#431 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaSanger Unified is the number 114 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 13,188 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#114 of 1,991
- Turlock UnifiedThe next larger California district: 13,377 students in fall 2022, $16,686 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,686
- Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictThe next smaller California district: 13,173 students in fall 2022, $15,701 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,701
- Compare Sanger Unified with Turlock UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Sanger High, its largest high school2,426 students in 2024-25, 23.1 per teacher.2,426
- Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaSanger Unified spent $108,232 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$108,232
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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 Sanger Unified
How many schools and students are in Sanger Unified?
20 schools were open in 2024-25 (14 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, 1 other), enrolling 13,313 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Sanger Unified spend per student?
$15,780 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 $17,516 per student, up 11.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Sanger Unified's money come from?
$292,702,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 70.5% state, 19.0% local and 10.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Sanger Unified live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,185 of the 12,798 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.1%, 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 Sanger Unified spend on teacher salaries?
$63,743,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,833 per student. Divided by the 589 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $108,232 per teacher, more than 65 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 Sanger Unified do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Sanger Unified scored proficient or above: 45% in reading and 32% 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 Sanger Unified?
95% of the 945 students in Sanger 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 Sanger Unified's NCES district ID?
0635250. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
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