Central Union High

Public school district · Imperial County · California · NCES district ID 0608010

Central Union High spent $19,038 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 5 schools enrolled 4,070 students in 2024-25; 81.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,868 per student, up 9.6% 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 Central Union High in enrollment (3,966 to 4,199 students) and Central Union High itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Central Union High, FY23Lindsay Unified $21,319; Lennox $21,122; Delano Joint Union High School $19,702; Central Union High $19,038; Buena Park $19,036; Center Joint Unified $16,517; Placer Union High $16,433; Centralia Elementary $15,375; Tehachapi Unified $14,888; Amador County Unified $14,526; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kLindsay Unified$21,319Lennox$21,122Delano Joint Union High School$19,702Central Union High$19,038Buena Park$19,036Center Joint Unified$16,517Placer Union High$16,433Centralia Elementary$15,375Tehachapi Unified$14,888Amador County Unified$14,526State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Central Union High, FY23Lindsay Unified $21,319; Lennox $21,122; Delano Joint Union High School $19,702; Central Union High $19,038; Buena Park $19,036; Center Joint Unified $16,517; Placer Union High $16,433; Centralia Elementary $15,375; Tehachapi Unified $14,888; Amador County Unified $14,526; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kLindsay Unified$21,319Lennox$21,122Delano Joint Union High School$19,702Central Union High$19,038Buena Park$19,036Center Joint Unified$16,517Placer Union High$16,433Centralia Elementary$15,375Tehachapi Unified$14,888Amador County Unified$14,526State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Central Union High, FY23Lindsay Unified $21,319; Lennox $21,122; Delano Joint Union High School $19,702; Central Union High $19,038; Buena Park $19,036; Center Joint Unified $16,517; Placer Union High $16,433; Centralia Elementary $15,375; Tehachapi Unified $14,888; Amador County Unified $14,526; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k17.5k22.5kLindsay Unified$21,319Lennox$21,122Delano Joint Union High School$19,702Central Union High$19,038Buena Park$19,036Center Joint Unified$16,517Placer Union High$16,433Centralia Elementary$15,375Tehachapi Unified$14,888Amador County Unified$14,526State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Central Union High, FY23Lindsay Unified $21,319; Lennox $21,122; Delano Joint Union High School $19,702; Central Union High $19,038; Buena Park $19,036; Center Joint Unified $16,517; Placer Union High $16,433; Centralia Elementary $15,375; Tehachapi Unified $14,888; Amador County Unified $14,526; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k17.5k22.5kLindsay Unified$21,319Lennox$21,122Delano Joint Union High School$19,702Central Union High$19,038Buena Park$19,036Center Joint Unified$16,517Placer Union High$16,433Centralia Elementary$15,375Tehachapi Unified$14,888Amador County Unified$14,526State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$123,773,000 in revenue: 81.2% state, 10.8% local and 8.0% federal. Total spending including $6,686,000 of capital outlay was $88,158,000, or $21,539 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Central Union High revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $100,546,000; Local $13,356,000; Federal $9,871,000; total $123,773,000.
  • State$100,546,000 81%
  • Local$13,356,000 11%
  • Federal$9,871,000 8%

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

4,093 students in 2022-23, 4,023 students in 2023-24, 4,070 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Central Union High enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,093, 2023-24: 4,023, 2024-25: 4,07002k4k6k2022-234,0932023-244,0232024-254,070
Central Union High enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,093, 2023-24: 4,023, 2024-25: 4,07002k4k6k2022-234,0932023-244,0232024-254,070
Central Union High enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,093, 2023-24: 4,023, 2024-25: 4,07002k4k6k2022-234,0932023-244,0232024-254,070
Central Union High enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,093, 2023-24: 4,023, 2024-25: 4,07002k4k6k2022-234,0932023-244,0232024-254,070

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,093205.220.0
2023-244,023199.720.1
2024-254,070205.419.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$25,323,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,187 per student

Central Union High booked $25,323,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 205 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 $123,430 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 86 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$20,474,00080.9%
Special education$2,079,0008.2%
Vocational$1,803,0007.1%
Other programs$967,0003.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,487 in 2018-19, $4,654 in 2019-20, $5,103 in 2020-21, $5,236 in 2021-22, $6,187 in 2022-23.

Central Union High teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,487, 2019-20: $4,654, 2020-21: $5,103, 2021-22: $5,236, 2022-23: $6,18702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,4872019-20$4,6542020-21$5,1032021-22$5,2362022-23$6,187
Central Union High teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,487, 2019-20: $4,654, 2020-21: $5,103, 2021-22: $5,236, 2022-23: $6,18702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,4872019-20$4,6542020-21$5,1032021-22$5,2362022-23$6,187
Central Union High teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,487, 2019-20: $4,654, 2020-21: $5,103, 2021-22: $5,236, 2022-23: $6,18702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,4872019-20$4,6542020-21$5,1032021-22$5,2362022-23$6,187
Central Union High teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,487, 2019-20: $4,654, 2020-21: $5,103, 2021-22: $5,236, 2022-23: $6,18702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,4872019-20$4,6542020-21$5,1032021-22$5,2362022-23$6,187

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).

Graduation rate, class of 2023

86% of the 1,033 students in Central Union High'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate86%86.2%
Students in the class1,033495,492

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.

5 high schools, 4,070 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central Union High2,00620.958.7%Not reported
Southwest High1,84619.559.4%Not reported
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)13814.085.5%Not reported
Mt. Signal Virtual Academy6025.268.3%Not reported
Phoenix Rising High207.585.0%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.

Contact Central Union High

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 Central Union High

  1. California districts by spending per studentCentral Union High ranks 160 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,038).#160 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaCentral Union High is the number 322 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 4,093 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#322 of 1,991
  3. Amador County UnifiedThe next larger California district: 4,107 students in fall 2022, $14,526 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,526
  4. Placer Union High School DistrictThe next smaller California district: 4,012 students in fall 2022, $16,433 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,433
  5. Compare Central Union High with Amador County UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Central Union High, its largest high school2,006 students in 2024-25, 20.9 per teacher.2,006
  7. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaCentral Union High spent $123,430 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$123,430
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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 Central Union High

  1. How many schools and students are in Central Union High?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 high), enrolling 4,070 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Central Union High spend per student?
    $19,038 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 $20,868 per student, up 9.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Central Union High's money come from?
    $123,773,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 81.2% state, 10.8% local and 8.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Central Union High live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,015 of the 4,251 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.9%, 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.
  5. How much does Central Union High spend on teacher salaries?
    $25,323,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,187 per student. Divided by the 205 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $123,430 per teacher, more than 86 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).
  6. What is the graduation rate in Central Union High?
    86% of the 1,033 students in Central Union High'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.
  7. What is Central Union High's NCES district ID?
    0608010. 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
  • 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

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