School district · California

Banning Unified

Banning Unified in California: 11 public schools with 4,234 students and 22.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,464 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
4,234
Students per teacher
22.1
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,464
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
192
Counselors (FTE)
14.0
Students per counselor
302
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

25%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,931 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

15%proficient

+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,929 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.6K15
$11.5K16
$12.7K17
$13.0K18
$13.7K19
$14.1K20
$14.8K21
$17.4K22
$18.6K23
$21.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $14.5M
State
61% · $71.3M
Local
27% · $31.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,857
Support services
$7,545
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$13.2M
Long-term debt
$65.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Cabazon ElementaryFree meals for all
K–526822.336%23%
Central ElementaryFree meals for all
K–578223.328%23%
K86———
Hemmerling ElementaryFree meals for all
K–546824.637%24%
Hoffer ElementaryFree meals for all
K–536721.628%15%
Nicolet MiddleFree meals for all
6–896621.919%8.4%
Banning HighFree meals for all
9–121,14520.8——
New Horizon HighAlternative
9–126810.8——
Banning Independent StudyAlternativeFree meals for all
K–128419.027%0.0%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
161 West Williams St., Banning, CA 92220
Phone
(951)922-0200
Website