School district · California

Davis Joint Unified

Davis Joint Unified in California: 17 public schools with 8,241 students and 21.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,416 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
1 charter
Students
8,241
Students per teacher
21.7
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,416
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)
380
Counselors (FTE)
29.9
Students per counselor
275
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
15.2
Librarians (FTE): 6.7

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%

67%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

3,557 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

62%proficient

−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

3,549 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
$10.1K15
$10.9K16
$11.4K17
$11.9K18
$13.0K19
$12.7K20
$14.5K21
$15.2K22
$16.7K23
$17.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.0% · $5.1M
State
41% · $70.9M
Local
56% · $96.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,736
Support services
$7,126
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$30.4M
Long-term debt
$189.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 3High schools: 3Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–657123.358%51%
K–651023.567%68%
K–34824.092%67%
K–650923.359%52%
K–645722.048%46%
K–655225.868%68%
K–637924.064%60%
K–657224.476%71%
K–650622.979%71%
7–953320.158%48%
7–958819.374%76%
7–952419.471%67%
7–1256218.374%60%
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K–1212411.6——
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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
526 B St., Davis, CA 95616
Phone
(530)757-5300
Website