Corona-Norco Unified
Public school district · Riverside County · California · NCES district ID 0609850
Corona-Norco Unified spent $15,219 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 74% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 52 schools enrolled 49,464 students in 2024-25; 70.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,317 per student, up 20.3% 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's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Corona-Norco Unified ranks 9.
Where the money came from
$1,096,671,000 in revenue: 70.0% state, 23.4% local and 6.6% federal. Total spending including $35,465,000 of capital outlay was $839,800,000, or $16,535 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$767,809,000 70%
- Local$256,614,000 23%
- Federal$72,248,000 7%
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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
50,682 students in 2022-23, 50,157 students in 2023-24, 49,370 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 | 50,682 | 2023.6 | 25.0 |
| 2023-24 | 50,157 | 2043.2 | 24.5 |
| 2024-25 | 49,370 | 2059.7 | 24.0 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$263,384,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,186 per student
Corona-Norco Unified booked $263,384,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,033 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 $129,563 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 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 | $218,099,000 | 82.8% |
| Special education | $33,652,000 | 12.8% |
| Vocational | $7,201,000 | 2.7% |
| Other programs | $4,432,000 | 1.7% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,407 in 2018-19, $4,468 in 2019-20, $4,639 in 2020-21, $4,964 in 2021-22, $5,186 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 Corona-Norco Unified scored proficient or above: 54% in reading and 40% 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 | 54% | 45% | 22,648 |
| Math | 40% | 34% | 22,714 |
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 4,438 students in Corona-Norco 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 | 4,438 | 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.
33 elementary schools, 25,278 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philistine Rondo School of Discovery | 1,226 | 26.7 | 30.2% | Not reported |
| Clara Barton Elementary | 1,136 | 28.6 | 41.5% | Not reported |
| Eastvale Elementary | 1,066 | 24.3 | 41.2% | Not reported |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | 1,063 | 23.6 | 35.1% | Not reported |
| Harada Elementary | 1,056 | 24.0 | 41.1% | Not reported |
| Cesar Chavez Academy | 1,024 | 24.0 | 55.4% | Not reported |
| Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Elementary | 1,018 | 26.1 | 36.3% | Not reported |
| Rosa Parks Elementary | 970 | 26.2 | 45.1% | Not reported |
| Home Gardens Academy | 961 | 21.7 | 72.1% | Not reported |
| Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary | 959 | 24.6 | 55.1% | Not reported |
| George Washington Elementary | 861 | 22.7 | 57.0% | Not reported |
| Garretson Elementary | 859 | 24.5 | 55.9% | Not reported |
The other 21 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temescal Valley Elementary | 832 | 26.0 | 42.7% | Not reported |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary | 822 | 26.5 | 30.7% | Not reported |
| Corona Ranch Elementary | 769 | 24.8 | 56.2% | Not reported |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary | 757 | 24.4 | 32.1% | Not reported |
| Lincoln Fundamental Elementary | 754 | 26.9 | 47.2% | Not reported |
| Orange Elementary | 746 | 24.1 | 44.1% | Not reported |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary | 696 | 24.0 | 40.8% | Not reported |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary | 673 | 24.0 | 50.7% | Not reported |
| Foothill Elementary | 640 | 23.7 | 50.9% | Not reported |
| Parkridge Elementary | 634 | 21.9 | 79.7% | Not reported |
| John Stallings Elementary | 627 | 24.1 | 68.1% | Not reported |
| Norco Elementary | 609 | 23.4 | 43.0% | Not reported |
| William McKinley Elementary | 598 | 23.0 | 57.9% | Not reported |
| Highland Elementary | 573 | 22.9 | 37.7% | Not reported |
| Prado View Elementary | 570 | 22.8 | 41.4% | Not reported |
| Jefferson Elementary | 561 | 22.4 | 83.1% | Not reported |
| Vicentia Elementary | 557 | 24.2 | 70.9% | Not reported |
| John Adams Elementary | 539 | 20.7 | 71.1% | Not reported |
| Coronita Elementary | 400 | 23.5 | 77.3% | Not reported |
| Sierra Vista Elementary | 395 | 20.8 | 58.0% | Not reported |
| Riverview Elementary | 327 | 18.2 | 61.8% | 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.
8 middle schools, 7,225 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate | 1,228 | 26.6 | 33.0% | Not reported |
| El Cerrito Middle | 1,218 | 26.5 | 39.6% | Not reported |
| River Heights Intermediate | 1,203 | 26.7 | 42.0% | Not reported |
| Citrus Hills Intermediate | 919 | 25.8 | 43.3% | Not reported |
| Corona Fundamental Intermediate | 754 | 25.1 | 54.1% | Not reported |
| Norco Intermediate | 726 | 23.4 | 42.8% | Not reported |
| Auburndale Intermediate | 640 | 21.0 | 68.6% | Not reported |
| Letha Raney Intermediate | 537 | 18.1 | 71.3% | 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.
8 high schools, 16,250 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Roosevelt High | 4,353 | 25.7 | 38.8% | Not reported |
| Santiago High | 3,577 | 25.3 | 38.9% | Not reported |
| Centennial High | 2,712 | 24.4 | 56.5% | Not reported |
| Corona High | 2,307 | 23.6 | 65.1% | Not reported |
| Norco High | 2,032 | 23.5 | 47.3% | Not reported |
| John F. Kennedy High | 694 | 29.0 | 34.0% | Not reported |
| Lee V. Pollard High | 413 | 13.8 | 72.2% | Not reported |
| Orange Grove High | 162 | 11.1 | 81.5% | 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.
3 other schools, 711 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Innovation | 556 | 15.5 | 45.1% | Not reported |
| Corona-Norco Alternative | 94 | 26.9 | 63.8% | Not reported |
| Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students | 61 | 6.8 | 42.6% | 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 Corona-Norco Unified
- Website: cnusd.k12.ca.us
- Phone: (951) 736-5000
- Office: 2820 Clark Ave., Norco, CA 92860
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 Corona-Norco Unified
- California districts by spending per studentCorona-Norco Unified ranks 476 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,219).#476 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaCorona-Norco Unified is the number 6 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 50,790 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#6 of 1,991
- Elk Grove UnifiedThe next larger California district: 62,061 students in fall 2022, $15,921 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,921
- San Francisco UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 48,785 students in fall 2022, $22,880 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,880
- Compare Corona-Norco Unified with Elk Grove UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Eleanor Roosevelt High, its largest high school4,353 students in 2024-25, 25.7 per teacher.4,353
- Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaCorona-Norco Unified spent $129,563 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$129,563
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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 Corona-Norco Unified
How many schools and students are in Corona-Norco Unified?
52 schools were open in 2024-25 (33 elementary, 8 middle, 8 high, 3 other), enrolling 49,464 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Corona-Norco Unified spend per student?
$15,219 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 $18,317 per student, up 20.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Corona-Norco Unified's money come from?
$1,096,671,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 70.0% state, 23.4% local and 6.6% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Corona-Norco Unified live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 3,997 of the 53,107 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.5%, 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 Corona-Norco Unified spend on teacher salaries?
$263,384,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,186 per student. Divided by the 2,033 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $129,563 per teacher, more than 90 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 Corona-Norco Unified do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Corona-Norco Unified scored proficient or above: 54% in reading and 40% 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 Corona-Norco Unified?
95% of the 4,438 students in Corona-Norco 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 Corona-Norco Unified's NCES district ID?
0609850. 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