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B+

Sanger Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Sanger.

Sanger’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of California school districts

Students
13,313
Schools
20
Spent per student
$17,516
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$355M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sanger Unified School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of California districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $355M, about $26,667 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sanger. Grade by grade →

K–66 schoolsThis district
7–8Washington Academic MiddleThis district
9–12Sanger HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 33.1% · 6,806 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 46.7% · 6,830 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 86.2% · 945 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,516 per student · 17% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 66%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
12,259’20
12,834’21
13,176’22
13,250’23
13,313’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 69%Asian 15%White 10%Two or more races 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

20 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.