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Sonora Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Sonora.

Sonora’s School Grade B better than 62% of California school districts

Students
989
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,835
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$21.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sonora Union High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $21.7M, about $21,936 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation 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 Sonora. Grade by grade →

K–8Sonora ElementarySonora Elementary School District
9–12Sonora HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 33.1% · 245 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 46.7% · 245 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 86.2% · 261 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
$18,835 per student · 11% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 46%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 23%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,066’21
1,087’22
1,085’23
989’24

Down 7.2% since 2021–22.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.