Mountain View Whisman School District
Listed by NCES as Mountain View Whisman (district ID 0626280)
Public school district · Santa Clara County · California · NCES district ID 0626280
Mountain View Whisman School District spent $22,471 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 93% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 11 schools enrolled 4,624 students in 2024-25; 18.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,472 per student, up 13.4% 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 Mountain View Whisman in enrollment (4,448 to 4,634 students) and Mountain View Whisman itself.
Where the money came from
$155,718,000 in revenue: 18.1% state, 78.5% local and 3.4% federal. Total spending including $63,845,000 of capital outlay was $178,845,000, or $39,550 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$28,194,000 18%
- Local$122,192,000 78%
- Federal$5,332,000 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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
4,509 students in 2022-23, 4,572 students in 2023-24, 4,624 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 | 4,509 | 226.3 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | 4,572 | 242.8 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 4,624 | 240.2 | 19.3 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$29,322,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,484 per student
Mountain View Whisman School District booked $29,322,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 226 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 $129,589 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 91 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 | $26,259,000 | 89.6% |
| Special education | $3,063,000 | 10.4% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,202 in 2018-19, $5,293 in 2019-20, $5,659 in 2020-21, $6,213 in 2021-22, $6,484 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 Mountain View Whisman School District scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 59% 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 | 65% | 45% | 2,887 |
| Math | 59% | 34% | 2,934 |
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.
9 elementary schools, 3,148 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Elementary | 461 | 24.3 | 12.1% | Not reported |
| Edith Landels Elementary | 399 | 21.0 | 20.1% | Not reported |
| Amy Imai Elementary | 388 | 21.5 | 9.8% | Not reported |
| Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary | 368 | 20.4 | 22.8% | Not reported |
| Gabriela Mistral Elementary | 366 | 20.3 | 45.6% | Not reported |
| Benjamin Bubb Elementary | 312 | 17.3 | 17.3% | Not reported |
| Theuerkauf Elementary | 308 | 20.5 | 35.7% | Not reported |
| Monta Loma Elementary | 298 | 17.5 | 25.2% | Not reported |
| Mariano Castro Elementary | 248 | 17.7 | 74.2% | 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.
2 middle schools, 1,476 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Newton Graham Middle | 860 | 17.6 | 24.9% | Not reported |
| Crittenden Middle | 616 | 17.5 | 20.8% | 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 Mountain View Whisman School District
- Website: mvwsd.org
- Phone: (650) 526-3552
- Office: 1400 Montecito Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043
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 Mountain View Whisman School District
- California districts by spending per studentMountain View Whisman School District ranks 46 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,471).#46 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaMountain View Whisman School District is the number 296 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 4,522 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#296 of 1,991
- Lakeside Union ElementaryThe next larger California district: 4,538 students in fall 2022, $16,075 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,075
- Coalinga-Huron UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 4,488 students in fall 2022, $18,638 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,638
- Compare Mountain View Whisman School District with Lakeside Union ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaMountain View Whisman School District spent $129,589 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$129,589
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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 Mountain View Whisman School District
How many schools and students are in Mountain View Whisman School District?
11 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 2 middle), enrolling 4,624 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Mountain View Whisman School District spend per student?
$22,471 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 $25,472 per student, up 13.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Mountain View Whisman School District's money come from?
$155,718,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 18.1% state, 78.5% local and 3.4% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Mountain View Whisman School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 316 of the 5,944 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.3%, 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 Mountain View Whisman School District spend on teacher salaries?
$29,322,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,484 per student. Divided by the 226 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $129,589 per teacher, more than 91 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 Mountain View Whisman School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Mountain View Whisman School District scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 59% 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 Mountain View Whisman School District's NCES district ID?
0626280. 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