Record · District
Sierra Unified
A public school district in Prather, California, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,251
- Students enrolled
- 70.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 178.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,326
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,251 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,441st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 609th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 63% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,326 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
Sierra Unified spent $20,481 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,246 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $20,481 | $26.5 million | 1,292 |
| FY2023 | $18,326 | $24.2 million | 1,319 |
| FY2022 | $16,775 | $21.3 million | 1,269 |
| FY2021 | $16,344 | $19.7 million | 1,204 |
| FY2020 | $14,549 | $18.5 million | 1,273 |
| FY2019 | $14,484 | $18.4 million | 1,271 |
| FY2018 | $13,358 | $17.3 million | 1,292 |
| FY2017 | $12,847 | $17.0 million | 1,323 |
| FY2016 | $11,402 | $14.9 million | 1,311 |
| FY2015 | $11,353 | $14.9 million | 1,309 |
| FY2014 | $10,707 | $14.4 million | 1,341 |
| FY2013 | $10,098 | $14.2 million | 1,402 |
| FY2012 | $10,458 | $15.6 million | 1,489 |
| FY2011 | $10,339 | $16.3 million | 1,575 |
| FY2010 | $10,881 | $17.5 million | 1,606 |
| FY2009 | $11,107 | $18.9 million | 1,705 |
| FY2008 | $11,887 | $21.6 million | 1,819 |
| FY2007 | $10,665 | $24.9 million | 2,333 |
| FY2006 | $9,659 | $23.5 million | 2,435 |
| FY2005 | $9,246 | $22.8 million | 2,461 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.5 million | 9.2% |
| State | $13.1 million | 48.7% |
| Local | $11.3 million | 42.0% |
| Total | $27.0 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Foothill Elementary | 609 |
| Oak Meadow Community Day | 0 |
| Sierra Alternative High | 10 |
| Sierra High | 367 |
| Sierra Junior High | 184 |
| Sierra@Home | 81 |
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
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0636805
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
Data retrieved