Apple Valley Unified
Public school district · San Bernardino County · California · NCES district ID 0600017
Apple Valley Unified spent $12,714 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 94% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 14 schools enrolled 13,613 students in 2024-25; 72.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,653 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (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 Apple Valley Unified in enrollment (13,377 to 14,001 students) and Apple Valley Unified itself.
Where the money came from
$285,400,000 in revenue: 72.0% state, 11.9% local and 16.0% federal. Total spending including $29,218,000 of capital outlay was $212,013,000, or $15,586 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$205,541,000 72%
- Local$34,100,000 12%
- Federal$45,759,000 16%
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
13,581 students in 2022-23, 13,735 students in 2023-24, 13,613 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 | 13,581 | 573.6 | 23.7 |
| 2023-24 | 13,735 | 577.2 | 23.8 |
| 2024-25 | 13,613 | 594.5 | 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.
$52,968,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,894 per student
Apple Valley Unified booked $52,968,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 574 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 $92,337 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 37 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 | $39,776,000 | 75.1% |
| Special education | $8,395,000 | 15.8% |
| Vocational | $1,885,000 | 3.6% |
| Other programs | $2,912,000 | 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: $3,419 in 2018-19, $3,372 in 2019-20, $3,638 in 2020-21, $3,636 in 2021-22, $3,894 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 Apple Valley Unified scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 16% 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 | 27% | 45% | 5,952 |
| Math | 16% | 34% | 5,956 |
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
90% of the 1,053 students in Apple Valley 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 | 90% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 1,053 | 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.
11 elementary schools, 9,403 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitting Bull Academy | 1,695 | 24.8 | 52.7% | Not reported |
| Phoenix Academy | 1,213 | 20.9 | 80.3% | Not reported |
| Vanguard Preparatory | 1,153 | 24.2 | 50.8% | Not reported |
| Rio Vista School of Applied Learning | 927 | 25.1 | 52.0% | Not reported |
| Sandia Elementary | 848 | 21.6 | 81.8% | Not reported |
| Mariana Academy | 781 | 25.1 | 73.4% | Not reported |
| Rancho Verde Elementary | 748 | 24.1 | 76.1% | Not reported |
| Sycamore Rocks Elementary | 667 | 21.4 | 69.6% | Not reported |
| Yucca Loma Elementary | 616 | 22.8 | 78.7% | Not reported |
| Desert Knolls Elementary | 582 | 21.6 | 68.0% | Not reported |
| Apple Valley Virtual Academy | 173 | 17.3 | 75.7% | 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.
2 high schools, 4,002 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley High | 2,211 | 23.9 | 55.2% | Not reported |
| Granite Hills High | 1,791 | 22.3 | 64.6% | 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.
1 other school, 208 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Desert Premier Academy | 208 | 15.0 | 71.6% | 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.
Contact Apple Valley Unified
- Website: avusd.org
- Phone: (760) 247-8001
- Office: 12555 Navajo Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92308
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 Apple Valley Unified
- California districts by spending per studentApple Valley Unified ranks 608 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,714).#608 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaApple Valley Unified is the number 109 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 13,603 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#109 of 1,991
- Pleasanton UnifiedThe next larger California district: 13,876 students in fall 2022, $16,170 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,170
- Walnut Valley UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 13,494 students in fall 2022, $13,963 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,963
- Compare Apple Valley Unified with Pleasanton UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Apple Valley High, its largest high school2,211 students in 2024-25, 23.9 per teacher.2,211
- Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaApple Valley Unified spent $92,337 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$92,337
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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 Apple Valley Unified
How many schools and students are in Apple Valley Unified?
14 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 13,613 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Apple Valley Unified spend per student?
$12,714 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 $13,653 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Apple Valley Unified's money come from?
$285,400,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.0% state, 11.9% local and 16.0% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Apple Valley Unified live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 3,138 of the 16,178 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.4%, 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 Apple Valley Unified spend on teacher salaries?
$52,968,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,894 per student. Divided by the 574 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $92,337 per teacher, more than 37 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 Apple Valley Unified do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Apple Valley Unified scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 16% 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 Apple Valley Unified?
90% of the 1,053 students in Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley Unified's NCES district ID?
0600017. 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