Natomas Unified

Public school district · Sacramento County · California · NCES district ID 0600036

Natomas Unified spent $14,943 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 19 schools enrolled 14,679 students in 2024-25; 64.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,036 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (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 Natomas Unified in enrollment (14,152 to 14,932 students) and Natomas Unified itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Natomas Unified, FY23Pasadena Unified $21,332; Anaheim Elementary $21,155; Alhambra Unified $19,955; Oxnard $19,370; Escondido Union $19,139; Porterville Unified $18,988; Santa Rosa City Schools $17,723; Huntington Beach Union High $16,994; Natomas Unified $14,943; Burbank Unified $14,592; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kPasadena Unified$21,332Anaheim Elementary$21,155Alhambra Unified$19,955Oxnard$19,370Escondido Union$19,139Porterville Unified$18,988Santa Rosa City Schools$17,723Huntington Beach Union High$16,994Natomas Unified$14,943Burbank Unified$14,592State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Natomas Unified, FY23Pasadena Unified $21,332; Anaheim Elementary $21,155; Alhambra Unified $19,955; Oxnard $19,370; Escondido Union $19,139; Porterville Unified $18,988; Santa Rosa City Schools $17,723; Huntington Beach Union High $16,994; Natomas Unified $14,943; Burbank Unified $14,592; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kPasadena Unified$21,332Anaheim Elementary$21,155Alhambra Unified$19,955Oxnard$19,370Escondido Union$19,139Porterville Unified$18,988Santa Rosa City Schools$17,723Huntington Beach Union High$16,994Natomas Unified$14,943Burbank Unified$14,592State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Natomas Unified, FY23Pasadena Unified $21,332; Anaheim Elementary $21,155; Alhambra Unified $19,955; Oxnard $19,370; Escondido Union $19,139; Porterville Unified $18,988; Santa Rosa City Schools $17,723; Huntington Beach Union High $16,994; Natomas Unified $14,943; Burbank Unified $14,592; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k17.5k22.5kPasadena Unified$21,332Anaheim Elementary$21,155Alhambra Unified$19,955Oxnard$19,370Escondido Union$19,139Porterville Unified$18,988Santa Rosa City Schools$17,723Huntington Beach Union High$16,994Natomas Unified$14,943Burbank Unified$14,592State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Natomas Unified, FY23Pasadena Unified $21,332; Anaheim Elementary $21,155; Alhambra Unified $19,955; Oxnard $19,370; Escondido Union $19,139; Porterville Unified $18,988; Santa Rosa City Schools $17,723; Huntington Beach Union High $16,994; Natomas Unified $14,943; Burbank Unified $14,592; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12.5k17.5k22.5kPasadena Unified$21,332Anaheim Elementary$21,155Alhambra Unified$19,955Oxnard$19,370Escondido Union$19,139Porterville Unified$18,988Santa Rosa City Schools$17,723Huntington Beach Union High$16,994Natomas Unified$14,943Burbank Unified$14,592State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$298,676,000 in revenue: 64.6% state, 28.0% local and 7.4% federal. Total spending including $53,465,000 of capital outlay was $287,134,000, or $19,732 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Natomas Unified revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $192,965,000; Local $83,662,000; Federal $22,049,000; total $298,676,000.
  • State$192,965,000 65%
  • Local$83,662,000 28%
  • Federal$22,049,000 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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

14,531 students in 2022-23, 14,762 students in 2023-24, 14,679 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Natomas Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,531, 2023-24: 14,762, 2024-25: 14,67905k10k15k2022-2314,5312023-2414,7622024-2514,679
Natomas Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,531, 2023-24: 14,762, 2024-25: 14,67905k10k15k2022-2314,5312023-2414,7622024-2514,679
Natomas Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,531, 2023-24: 14,762, 2024-25: 14,67905k10k15k2022-2314,5312023-2414,7622024-2514,679
Natomas Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,531, 2023-24: 14,762, 2024-25: 14,67905k10k15k2022-2314,5312023-2414,7622024-2514,679

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314,531655.822.2
2023-2414,762665.822.2
2024-2514,679657.822.3

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

$70,231,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,826 per student

Natomas Unified booked $70,231,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 656 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 $107,089 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 63 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$59,723,00085.0%
Special education$8,808,00012.5%
Vocational$866,0001.2%
Other programs$834,0001.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,863 in 2018-19, $3,939 in 2019-20, $4,426 in 2020-21, $4,629 in 2021-22, $4,826 in 2022-23.

Natomas Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,863, 2019-20: $3,939, 2020-21: $4,426, 2021-22: $4,629, 2022-23: $4,82602k4k6k2018-19$3,8632019-20$3,9392020-21$4,4262021-22$4,6292022-23$4,826
Natomas Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,863, 2019-20: $3,939, 2020-21: $4,426, 2021-22: $4,629, 2022-23: $4,82602k4k6k2018-19$3,8632019-20$3,9392020-21$4,4262021-22$4,6292022-23$4,826
Natomas Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,863, 2019-20: $3,939, 2020-21: $4,426, 2021-22: $4,629, 2022-23: $4,82602k4k6k2018-19$3,8632019-20$3,9392020-21$4,4262021-22$4,6292022-23$4,826
Natomas Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,863, 2019-20: $3,939, 2020-21: $4,426, 2021-22: $4,629, 2022-23: $4,82602k4k6k2018-19$3,8632019-20$3,9392020-21$4,4262021-22$4,6292022-23$4,826

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 Natomas Unified scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 30% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts43%45%6,128
Math30%34%6,140

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

94% of the 1,134 students in Natomas 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate94%86.2%
Students in the class1,134495,492

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.

11 elementary schools, 7,136 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Heron97722.630.3%Not reported
Paso Verde89723.344.0%Not reported
H. Allen Hight Elementary76024.467.9%Not reported
Natomas Park Elementary74525.760.7%Not reported
Jefferson73525.367.8%Not reported
American Lakes62522.680.5%Not reported
Witter Ranch Elementary62123.766.0%Not reported
Two Rivers Elementary61225.548.0%Not reported
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary50422.925.0%Not reported
Bannon Creek49121.678.0%Not reported
Larry G. Meeks Academy16915.368.0%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.

2 middle schools, 1,185 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Natomas Middle67219.974.7%Not reported
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle51322.233.3%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.

5 high schools, 4,865 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Inderkum High2,19424.446.6%Not reported
Natomas High1,15722.068.5%Not reported
Leroy Greene Academy75519.050.6%Not reported
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep62917.832.3%Not reported
Discovery High13013.275.4%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.

1 other school, 1,493 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Westlake Charter1,49321.627.7%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 Natomas Unified

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 Natomas Unified

  1. California districts by spending per studentNatomas Unified ranks 507 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,943).#507 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaNatomas Unified is the number 96 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 14,552 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#96 of 1,991
  3. Anaheim Elementary School DistrictThe next larger California district: 14,618 students in fall 2022, $21,155 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,155
  4. Huntington Beach Union HighThe next smaller California district: 14,522 students in fall 2022, $16,994 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,994
  5. Compare Natomas Unified with Anaheim Elementary School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Inderkum High, its largest high school2,194 students in 2024-25, 24.4 per teacher.2,194
  7. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaNatomas Unified spent $107,089 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$107,089
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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 Natomas Unified

  1. How many schools and students are in Natomas Unified?
    19 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high, 1 other), enrolling 14,679 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Natomas Unified spend per student?
    $14,943 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 $16,036 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Natomas Unified's money come from?
    $298,676,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.6% state, 28.0% local and 7.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Natomas Unified live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,855 of the 13,978 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.3%, 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.
  5. How much does Natomas Unified spend on teacher salaries?
    $70,231,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,826 per student. Divided by the 656 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $107,089 per teacher, more than 63 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. How do students in Natomas Unified do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Natomas Unified scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 30% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Natomas Unified?
    94% of the 1,134 students in Natomas 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.
  8. What is Natomas Unified's NCES district ID?
    0600036. 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
  • 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

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