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Williams Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Williams.

Williams’ School Grade C better than 28% of California school districts

Students
1,303
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,946
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$15.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Williams Unified School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15.2M, about $11,681 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D
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 Williams. Grade by grade →

K–3Williams Primary ElementaryThis district
7–12Williams Junior/Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency9%
State average 33.1% · 713 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 46.7% · 712 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 111 in the class

98% 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
$15,946 per student · 25% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 68%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,338’20
1,337’21
1,350’22
1,370’23
1,303’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 96%White 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.