Merced Union High
A public school district in Atwater, California, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 11,062
- Students enrolled
- 530.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,093.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,578
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 11,062 in 2024–25
- Ranks 795th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 133rd of 1,976 in California. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,578 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 56% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Merced Union High spent $16,578 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,467 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,578 | $186.1 million | 11,226 |
| FY2022 | $14,866 | $166.2 million | 11,177 |
| FY2021 | $13,808 | $151.6 million | 10,977 |
| FY2020 | $13,274 | $142.7 million | 10,748 |
| FY2019 | $14,146 | $148.9 million | 10,523 |
| FY2018 | $12,554 | $132.3 million | 10,542 |
| FY2017 | $12,581 | $130.5 million | 10,377 |
| FY2016 | $11,890 | $121.3 million | 10,203 |
| FY2015 | $10,727 | $107.7 million | 10,039 |
| FY2014 | $10,035 | $100.0 million | 9,964 |
| FY2013 | $9,042 | $91.1 million | 10,078 |
| FY2012 | $8,681 | $89.3 million | 10,293 |
| FY2011 | $8,394 | $87.6 million | 10,432 |
| FY2010 | $8,383 | $89.0 million | 10,617 |
| FY2009 | $8,976 | $95.1 million | 10,600 |
| FY2008 | $8,973 | $95.8 million | 10,680 |
| FY2007 | $8,094 | $85.9 million | 10,616 |
| FY2006 | $7,317 | $76.6 million | 10,466 |
| FY2005 | $7,467 | $75.9 million | 10,170 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $37.2 million | 13.7% |
| State | $183.5 million | 67.8% |
| Local | $49.8 million | 18.4% |
| Total | $270.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Atwater High | 2,029 |
| Buhach Colony High | 1,704 |
| El Capitan High | 1,793 |
| Golden Valley High | 1,917 |
| Independence High (Alternative) | 87 |
| Livingston High | 1,169 |
| Merced High | 1,943 |
| Sequoia High | 77 |
| Yosemite High (Continuation) | 342 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Grade 9 to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0624660
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved