School district · California

Central Union High

Central Union High in California: 5 public schools with 4,070 students and 19.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,857 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
4,070
Students per teacher
19.8
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,857
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)
205
Counselors (FTE)
15.5
Students per counselor
263
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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
$9.7K15
$11.3K16
$11.8K17
$12.0K18
$13.8K19
$13.3K20
$14.6K21
$16.4K22
$19.0K23
$20.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $10.7M
State
74% · $72.9M
Local
15% · $15.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,223
Support services
$7,847
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$12.4M
Long-term debt
$4.4M

Schools

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

High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Central Union HighFree meals for all
9–122,00620.9
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all
9–1213814.0
Mt. Signal Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtual
9–126025.2
9–10207.5
Southwest HighFree meals for all
9–121,84619.5

Sources

Address
351 Ross Ave., El Centro, CA 92243
Phone
(760)336-4500
Website