Hayward Unified
Public school district · Alameda County · California · NCES district ID 0616740
Hayward Unified spent $19,658 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 81% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 28 schools enrolled 17,273 students in 2024-25; 55.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,288 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 73% (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 Hayward Unified in enrollment (17,106 to 18,818 students) and Hayward Unified itself.
Where the money came from
$451,515,000 in revenue: 55.1% state, 35.3% local and 9.6% federal. Total spending including $74,914,000 of capital outlay was $467,016,000, or $25,955 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$248,936,000 55%
- Local$159,378,000 35%
- Federal$43,201,000 10%
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
17,887 students in 2022-23, 17,522 students in 2023-24, 17,273 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 | 17,887 | 846.1 | 21.1 |
| 2023-24 | 17,522 | 833.3 | 21.0 |
| 2024-25 | 17,273 | 810.8 | 21.3 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$117,074,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,507 per student
Hayward Unified booked $117,074,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 851 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 $137,634 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 95 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 | $96,499,000 | 82.4% |
| Special education | $13,856,000 | 11.8% |
| Vocational | $721,000 | 0.6% |
| Other programs | $5,998,000 | 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: $4,899 in 2018-19, $5,093 in 2019-20, $5,453 in 2020-21, $5,909 in 2021-22, $6,507 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 Hayward Unified scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 19% 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 | 33% | 45% | 8,169 |
| Math | 19% | 34% | 8,256 |
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
73% of the 1,468 students in Hayward 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 | 73% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 1,468 | 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.
19 elementary schools, 9,667 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryland Elementary | 855 | 24.1 | 74.7% | Not reported |
| Burbank Elementary | 800 | 24.8 | 61.5% | Not reported |
| Harder Elementary | 671 | 22.7 | 69.2% | Not reported |
| Schafer Park Elementary | 606 | 21.6 | 64.4% | Not reported |
| Stonebrae Elementary | 605 | 21.8 | 46.9% | Not reported |
| Tyrrell Elementary | 597 | 23.9 | 76.7% | Not reported |
| Southgate Elementary | 581 | 21.9 | 50.9% | Not reported |
| Fairview Elementary | 543 | 25.3 | 63.9% | Not reported |
| Longwood Elementary | 517 | 22.5 | 72.9% | Not reported |
| Park Elementary | 504 | 22.9 | 72.6% | Not reported |
| Palma Ceia Elementary | 484 | 22.8 | 63.6% | Not reported |
| Eden Gardens Elementary | 477 | 22.9 | 56.4% | Not reported |
The other 7 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glassbrook Elementary | 455 | 24.6 | 77.4% | Not reported |
| Treeview Elementary | 426 | 22.4 | 65.7% | Not reported |
| East Avenue Elementary | 407 | 20.9 | 59.0% | Not reported |
| Lorin A. Eden Elementary | 386 | 24.6 | 57.8% | Not reported |
| Ruus Elementary | 361 | 23.3 | 67.9% | Not reported |
| Eldridge Elementary | 281 | 19.4 | 72.2% | Not reported |
| Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science | 111 | 21.6 | 80.2% | 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, 2,574 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | 669 | 22.4 | 68.9% | Not reported |
| Winton Middle | 582 | 23.7 | 75.3% | Not reported |
| Bret Harte Middle | 465 | 22.0 | 63.9% | Not reported |
| Cesar Chavez Middle | 453 | 18.1 | 75.9% | Not reported |
| Anthony W. Ochoa Middle | 405 | 19.8 | 61.0% | 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, 5,032 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Eden High | 1,865 | 21.9 | 58.9% | Not reported |
| Hayward High | 1,580 | 19.1 | 63.7% | Not reported |
| Tennyson High | 1,511 | 17.9 | 76.0% | Not reported |
| Brenkwitz High | 76 | 4.7 | 75.0% | 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 Hayward Unified
- Website: husd.k12.ca.us
- Phone: (510) 784-2600
- Office: 24411 Amador St., Hayward, CA 94544
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 Hayward Unified
- California districts by spending per studentHayward Unified ranks 126 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,658).#126 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaHayward Unified is the number 71 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 17,993 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#71 of 1,991
- ABC UnifiedThe next larger California district: 18,354 students in fall 2022, $17,187 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,187
- Newport-Mesa UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 17,816 students in fall 2022, $22,948 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,948
- Compare Hayward Unified with ABC UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Mt. Eden High, its largest high school1,865 students in 2024-25, 21.9 per teacher.1,865
- Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaHayward Unified spent $137,634 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$137,634
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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 Hayward Unified
How many schools and students are in Hayward Unified?
28 schools were open in 2024-25 (19 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high), enrolling 17,273 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Hayward Unified spend per student?
$19,658 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 $22,288 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Hayward Unified's money come from?
$451,515,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 55.1% state, 35.3% local and 9.6% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Hayward Unified live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,281 of the 25,967 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.8%, 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 Hayward Unified spend on teacher salaries?
$117,074,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,507 per student. Divided by the 851 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $137,634 per teacher, more than 95 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 Hayward Unified do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Hayward Unified scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 19% 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 Hayward Unified?
73% of the 1,468 students in Hayward 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 Hayward Unified's NCES district ID?
0616740. 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