Apple Valley Unified
Apple Valley Unified is a public school district based in Apple Valley, California, serving 13,639 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #105 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 909 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Trenae Nelson. It spends about $11,653 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% less than the California median. It has roughly 23.0 students per teacher.
How Apple Valley compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Apple Valley | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,653 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,948 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $164.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $199.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 594 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,359 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.0 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 426 | 474 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Trenae Nelson
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena UnifiedPasadena | 13,757 | 23 | $15,197 | 21.1 | #102 |
| Ceres UnifiedCeres | 13,692 | 24 | $14,347 | 23.3 | #103 |
| Etiwanda ElementaryEtiwanda | 13,676 | 18 | $11,625 | 23.9 | #104 |
| Apple Valley UnifiedApple Valley · this district | 13,639 | 15 | $11,653 | 23.0 | #105 |
| Cupertino UnionSunnyvale | 13,533 | 23 | $12,354 | 21.5 | #106 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tippecanoe School CorporationLafayette, IN | 13,663 | $8,760 | 15.9 |
| Lawton Public SchoolsLawton, OK | 13,642 | $11,219 | 16.1 |
| Waukegan CUSD 60Waukegan, IL | 13,640 | $19,798 | 12.6 |
| Hoover CityHoover, AL | 13,632 | $12,118 | 14.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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