School district · California

Merced Union High

Merced Union High in California: 9 public schools with 11,061 students and 20.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,325 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
11,061
Students per teacher
20.9
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,325
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)
530
Counselors (FTE)
31.4
Students per counselor
352
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.4
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$10.7K15
$11.9K16
$12.6K17
$12.2K18
$14.1K19
$13.3K20
$13.8K21
$14.9K22
$16.6K23
$18.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $31M
State
69% · $177.6M
Local
19% · $49.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,169
Support services
$7,410
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$33.6M
Long-term debt
$165.2M

Schools

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

High schools: 9
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Atwater HighFree meals for all
9–122,02920.7
Buhach Colony HighFree meals for all
9–121,70422.5
El Capitan HighFree meals for all
9–121,79321.2
Golden Valley HighFree meals for all
9–121,91721.4
Independence High (Alternative)AlternativeFree meals for all
9–12878.3
Livingston HighFree meals for all
9–121,16921.0
Merced HighFree meals for all
9–121,94322.6
Sequoia HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–12779.0
Yosemite High (Continuation)Alternative
9–1234216.1

Sources

Address
3430 A St., Atwater, CA 95301
Phone
(209)325-2000
Website