Salida Union School District

Listed by NCES as Salida Union Elementary (district ID 0633900)

Public school district · Stanislaus County · California · NCES district ID 0633900

Salida Union School District spent $17,806 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,038 students in 2024-25; 65.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,619 per student, up 15.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Salida Union in enrollment (2,155 to 2,191 students) and Salida Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Salida Union, FY23Ocean View Elementary $18,933; Gateway Unified $18,929; Salida Union $17,806; Chowchilla Elementary $17,031; Nuview Union $16,553; Bonsall Unified $16,161; Hughson Unified $16,025; Scotts Valley Unified $14,354; Excelsior Charter Schools $14,295; Steele Canyon High District $12,840; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kOcean View Elementary$18,933Gateway Unified$18,929Salida Union$17,806Chowchilla Elementary$17,031Nuview Union$16,553Bonsall Unified$16,161Hughson Unified$16,025Scotts Valley Unified$14,354Excelsior Charter Schools$14,295Steele Canyon High District$12,840State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Salida Union, FY23Ocean View Elementary $18,933; Gateway Unified $18,929; Salida Union $17,806; Chowchilla Elementary $17,031; Nuview Union $16,553; Bonsall Unified $16,161; Hughson Unified $16,025; Scotts Valley Unified $14,354; Excelsior Charter Schools $14,295; Steele Canyon High District $12,840; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kOcean View Elementary$18,933Gateway Unified$18,929Salida Union$17,806Chowchilla Elementary$17,031Nuview Union$16,553Bonsall Unified$16,161Hughson Unified$16,025Scotts Valley Unified$14,354Excelsior Charter Schools$14,295Steele Canyon High District$12,840State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Salida Union, FY23Ocean View Elementary $18,933; Gateway Unified $18,929; Salida Union $17,806; Chowchilla Elementary $17,031; Nuview Union $16,553; Bonsall Unified $16,161; Hughson Unified $16,025; Scotts Valley Unified $14,354; Excelsior Charter Schools $14,295; Steele Canyon High District $12,840; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20kOcean View Elementary$18,933Gateway Unified$18,929Salida Union$17,806Chowchilla Elementary$17,031Nuview Union$16,553Bonsall Unified$16,161Hughson Unified$16,025Scotts Valley Unified$14,354Excelsior Charter Schools$14,295Steele Canyon High District$12,840State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Salida Union, FY23Ocean View Elementary $18,933; Gateway Unified $18,929; Salida Union $17,806; Chowchilla Elementary $17,031; Nuview Union $16,553; Bonsall Unified $16,161; Hughson Unified $16,025; Scotts Valley Unified $14,354; Excelsior Charter Schools $14,295; Steele Canyon High District $12,840; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20kOcean View Elementary$18,933Gateway Unified$18,929Salida Union$17,806Chowchilla Elementary$17,031Nuview Union$16,553Bonsall Unified$16,161Hughson Unified$16,025Scotts Valley Unified$14,354Excelsior Charter Schools$14,295Steele Canyon High District$12,840State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$54,179,000 in revenue: 65.7% state, 16.7% local and 17.6% federal. Total spending including $5,692,000 of capital outlay was $48,598,000, or $22,385 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Salida Union School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $35,605,000; Local $9,023,000; Federal $9,551,000; total $54,179,000.
  • State$35,605,000 66%
  • Local$9,023,000 17%
  • Federal$9,551,000 18%

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

2,169 students in 2022-23, 2,108 students in 2023-24, 2,038 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Salida Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,169, 2023-24: 2,108, 2024-25: 2,03801k2k3k2022-232,1692023-242,1082024-252,038
Salida Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,169, 2023-24: 2,108, 2024-25: 2,03801k2k3k2022-232,1692023-242,1082024-252,038
Salida Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,169, 2023-24: 2,108, 2024-25: 2,03801k2k3k2022-232,1692023-242,1082024-252,038
Salida Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,169, 2023-24: 2,108, 2024-25: 2,03801k2k3k2022-232,1692023-242,1082024-252,038

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,169102.421.2
2023-242,10899.421.2
2024-252,03899.220.5

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

$11,319,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,214 per student

Salida Union School District booked $11,319,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 102 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 $110,505 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 69 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$10,176,00089.9%
Special education$1,073,0009.5%
Other programs$70,0000.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,030 in 2018-19, $3,859 in 2019-20, $4,311 in 2020-21, $4,677 in 2021-22, $5,214 in 2022-23.

Salida Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,030, 2019-20: $3,859, 2020-21: $4,311, 2021-22: $4,677, 2022-23: $5,21402k4k6k2018-19$4,0302019-20$3,8592020-21$4,3112021-22$4,6772022-23$5,214
Salida Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,030, 2019-20: $3,859, 2020-21: $4,311, 2021-22: $4,677, 2022-23: $5,21402k4k6k2018-19$4,0302019-20$3,8592020-21$4,3112021-22$4,6772022-23$5,214
Salida Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,030, 2019-20: $3,859, 2020-21: $4,311, 2021-22: $4,677, 2022-23: $5,21402k4k6k2018-19$4,0302019-20$3,8592020-21$4,3112021-22$4,6772022-23$5,214
Salida Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,030, 2019-20: $3,859, 2020-21: $4,311, 2021-22: $4,677, 2022-23: $5,21402k4k6k2018-19$4,0302019-20$3,8592020-21$4,3112021-22$4,6772022-23$5,214

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 Salida Union School District scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts38-42%45%1,514
Math25-29%34%1,513

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,365 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dena Boer44420.260.6%Not reported
Mildred Perkins Elementary36224.169.1%Not reported
Sisk Elementary28622.053.8%Not reported
Salida Elementary27322.876.2%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.

1 middle school, 673 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Salida Middle School - Vella Campus67318.165.7%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 Salida Union School District

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 Salida Union School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentSalida Union School District ranks 248 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,806).#248 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaSalida Union School District is the number 465 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 2,171 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#465 of 1,991
  3. Gateway UnifiedThe next larger California district: 2,176 students in fall 2022, $18,929 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,929
  4. Scotts Valley UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 2,168 students in fall 2022, $14,354 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,354
  5. Compare Salida Union School District with Gateway UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaSalida Union School District spent $110,505 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$110,505
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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 Salida Union School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Salida Union School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 2,038 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Salida Union School District spend per student?
    $17,806 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 $20,619 per student, up 15.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Salida Union School District's money come from?
    $54,179,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.7% state, 16.7% local and 17.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Salida Union School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 386 of the 2,842 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.6%, 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 Salida Union School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $11,319,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,214 per student. Divided by the 102 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $110,505 per teacher, more than 69 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 Salida Union School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Salida Union School District scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading and 25-29% 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 Salida Union School District's NCES district ID?
    0633900. 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