School district · California

Saint Helena Unified

Saint Helena Unified in California: 5 public schools with 1,104 students and 13.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $40,260 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,104
Students per teacher
13.3
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$40,260
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)
83.0
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
368
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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%

57%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

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

Math

California: 38%

45%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

476 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
$20.7K15
$23.8K16
$25.3K17
$26.6K18
$28.1K19
$28.9K20
$31.6K21
$34.7K22
$38.6K23
$40.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.1% · $2.8M
State
9.5% · $5.1M
Local
85% · $46M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$25,306
Support services
$14,104
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.8M
Long-term debt
$62.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Saint Helena ElementaryFree meals for all
3–522914.466%61%
Saint Helena PrimaryFree meals for all
K–219313.9——
6–825712.649%32%
Saint Helena HighFree meals for all
9–1241613.1——
1298.8——

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
465 Main St., St. Helena, CA 94574
Phone
(707)967-2708
Website