Cupertino Union
Public school district · Santa Clara County · California · NCES district ID 0610290
Cupertino Union spent $16,179 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 60% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 23 schools enrolled 13,526 students in 2024-25; 33.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,329 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
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 Cupertino Union in enrollment (13,173 to 13,919 students) and Cupertino Union itself.
Where the money came from
$263,271,000 in revenue: 33.0% state, 63.6% local and 3.4% federal. Total spending including $8,381,000 of capital outlay was $234,008,000, or $17,376 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$86,929,000 33%
- Local$167,468,000 64%
- Federal$8,874,000 3%
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
13,455 students in 2022-23, 13,580 students in 2023-24, 13,526 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 | 13,455 | 598.6 | 22.5 |
| 2023-24 | 13,580 | 616.6 | 22.0 |
| 2024-25 | 13,526 | 629.7 | 21.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$75,107,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,577 per student
Cupertino Union booked $75,107,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 599 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 $125,479 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 88 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 | $63,202,000 | 84.1% |
| Special education | $9,302,000 | 12.4% |
| Other programs | $2,603,000 | 3.5% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,425 in 2018-19, $4,540 in 2019-20, $4,752 in 2020-21, $5,246 in 2021-22, $5,577 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 Cupertino Union scored proficient or above: 84% in reading and 84% 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 | 84% | 45% | 9,366 |
| Math | 84% | 34% | 9,451 |
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.
18 elementary schools, 8,871 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary | 840 | 23.9 | 11.5% | Not reported |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary | 662 | 24.7 | 9.7% | Not reported |
| William Faria Elementary | 614 | 24.6 | 4.4% | Not reported |
| John Muir Elementary | 557 | 25.6 | 5.4% | Not reported |
| Murdock-Portal Elementary | 551 | 24.2 | 3.4% | Not reported |
| Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary | 547 | 23.0 | 11.2% | Not reported |
| L. P. Collins Elementary | 498 | 21.7 | 9.2% | Not reported |
| C. B. Eaton Elementary | 489 | 22.6 | 9.0% | Not reported |
| Garden Gate Elementary | 471 | 20.7 | 10.6% | Not reported |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary | 453 | 21.2 | 18.5% | Not reported |
| Montclaire Elementary | 442 | 22.2 | 3.8% | Not reported |
| Blue Hills Elementary | 424 | 23.4 | 10.6% | Not reported |
The other 6 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley Elementary | 422 | 20.1 | 9.2% | Not reported |
| Stevens Creek Elementary | 407 | 20.4 | 7.9% | Not reported |
| D. J. Sedgwick Elementary | 407 | 21.5 | 18.7% | Not reported |
| Manuel De Vargas Elementary | 379 | 20.1 | 35.9% | Not reported |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary | 358 | 19.8 | 6.1% | Not reported |
| Chester W. Nimitz Elementary | 350 | 21.9 | 41.4% | 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.
5 middle schools, 4,655 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupertino Middle | 1,067 | 18.1 | 13.9% | Not reported |
| Joaquin Miller Middle | 1,067 | 20.9 | 7.3% | Not reported |
| John F. Kennedy Middle | 880 | 21.4 | 8.8% | Not reported |
| Sam H. Lawson Middle | 841 | 19.3 | 7.3% | Not reported |
| Warren E. Hyde Middle | 800 | 20.0 | 17.8% | 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.
Contact Cupertino Union
- Website: cusdk8.org
- Phone: (408) 252-3000
- Office: 1309 South Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087
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 Cupertino Union
- California districts by spending per studentCupertino Union ranks 389 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,179).#389 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaCupertino Union is the number 111 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 13,467 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#111 of 1,991
- Walnut Valley UnifiedThe next larger California district: 13,494 students in fall 2022, $13,963 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,963
- Etiwanda ElementaryThe next smaller California district: 13,400 students in fall 2022, $14,499 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,499
- Compare Cupertino Union with Walnut Valley UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaCupertino Union spent $125,479 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$125,479
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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 Cupertino Union
How many schools and students are in Cupertino Union?
23 schools were open in 2024-25 (18 elementary, 5 middle), enrolling 13,526 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Cupertino Union spend per student?
$16,179 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 $18,329 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Cupertino Union's money come from?
$263,271,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.0% state, 63.6% local and 3.4% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Cupertino Union live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 524 of the 18,485 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.8%, 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 Cupertino Union spend on teacher salaries?
$75,107,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,577 per student. Divided by the 599 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $125,479 per teacher, more than 88 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 Cupertino Union do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cupertino Union scored proficient or above: 84% in reading and 84% 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 Cupertino Union's NCES district ID?
0610290. 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 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