Salinas Union High
A public school district in Salinas, California, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 15,813
- Students enrolled
- 749.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,699.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,321
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 15,813 in 2024–25
- Ranks 507th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 83rd of 1,976 in California. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,321 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 66% 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
Salinas Union High spent $18,321 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,442 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $18,321 | $299.3 million | 16,337 |
| FY2022 | $14,795 | $244.5 million | 16,525 |
| FY2021 | $13,446 | $220.8 million | 16,423 |
| FY2020 | $12,621 | $205.2 million | 16,257 |
| FY2019 | $12,953 | $204.9 million | 15,818 |
| FY2018 | $12,363 | $193.2 million | 15,631 |
| FY2017 | $11,928 | $179.4 million | 15,040 |
| FY2016 | $11,385 | $167.3 million | 14,691 |
| FY2015 | $9,826 | $141.9 million | 14,437 |
| FY2014 | $9,194 | $127.8 million | 13,905 |
| FY2013 | $8,724 | $121.1 million | 13,879 |
| FY2012 | $8,872 | $122.1 million | 13,761 |
| FY2011 | $8,359 | $112.8 million | 13,497 |
| FY2010 | $8,283 | $110.3 million | 13,313 |
| FY2009 | $8,792 | $118.3 million | 13,455 |
| FY2008 | $8,687 | $117.9 million | 13,572 |
| FY2007 | $7,995 | $108.4 million | 13,557 |
| FY2006 | $8,020 | $108.9 million | 13,578 |
| FY2005 | $7,442 | $103.1 million | 13,857 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $40.5 million | 10.8% |
| State | $251.0 million | 67.2% |
| Local | $82.2 million | 22.0% |
| Total | $373.8 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
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alisal High | 2,742 |
| Carr Lake Community Day | 18 |
| El Puente | 326 |
| El Sausal Middle | 1,067 |
| Everett Alvarez High | 1,978 |
| Harden Middle | 1,101 |
| La Paz Middle | 1,099 |
| Mount Toro High | 204 |
| North Salinas High | 2,106 |
| Rancho San Juan High | 1,600 |
| Salinas High | 2,380 |
| Washington Middle | 1,082 |
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 7 to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0633980
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