School district · California

Shandon Joint Unified

Shandon Joint Unified in California: 3 public schools with 261 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,356 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
261
Students per teacher
14.4
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,356
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)
18.1
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
261
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%

35%proficient

+7.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

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

Math

California: 38%

27%proficient

+14.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

100 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
$13.4K15
$14.7K16
$14.7K17
$13.6K18
$16.1K19
$17.2K20
$17.5K21
$20.3K22
$20.1K23
$26.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.2% · $717K
State
56% · $5.6M
Local
37% · $3.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,806
Support services
$10,249
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.9M
Long-term debt
$7.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Parkfield ElementaryFree meals for all
K–61111.0——
Shandon ElementaryFree meals for all
K–816716.234%26%
Shandon HighFree meals for all
9–128312.2——

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
101 South First St., Shandon, CA 93461
Phone
(805)238-0286
Website