Ceres Unified
Ceres Unified is a public school district based in Ceres, California, serving 13,692 students in 24 schools. By enrollment it ranks #103 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 570 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Amy Peterman. It spends about $14,347 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 23.3 students per teacher.
How Ceres compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ceres | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,347 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,864 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $217.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $241.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 588 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,470 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.3 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 805 | 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 →Amy Peterman
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster ElementaryLancaster | 13,769 | 24 | $14,005 | 22.6 | #101 |
| Pasadena UnifiedPasadena | 13,757 | 23 | $15,197 | 21.1 | #102 |
| Ceres UnifiedCeres · this district | 13,692 | 24 | $14,347 | 23.3 | #103 |
| Etiwanda ElementaryEtiwanda | 13,676 | 18 | $11,625 | 23.9 | #104 |
| Apple Valley UnifiedApple Valley | 13,639 | 15 | $11,653 | 23.0 | #105 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendry CountyLabelle, FL | 13,698 | $6,280 | 39.7 |
| Belton ISDBelton, TX | 13,697 | $11,204 | 14.0 |
| Grand Rapids Public SchoolsGrand Rapids, MI | 13,692 | $14,164 | 16.3 |
| Tippecanoe School CorporationLafayette, IN | 13,663 | $8,760 | 15.9 |
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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