Teaching & learning
District profile / California
Clovis Unified
43,669
Students
2024-25 school year
51
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,375
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 10% below the California median
22.2
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Clovis Unified is a public school district based in Clovis, California, serving 43,669 students in 51 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 856 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Corrine Folmer. It spends about $12,375 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the California median. It has roughly 22.2 students per teacher. We've matched 2 news stories to the district.
How Clovis compares
ClovisCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$668.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 9%State 65%Local 27%
| Measure | Clovis | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,375 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,630 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $572.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $668.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,971 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 4,502 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 22.2 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,065 | 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 →Corrine Folmer
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
2 stories matchedPeer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino City UnifiedSan Bernardino | 44,192 | 76 | $16,530 | 20.5 | #8 |
| Clovis UnifiedClovis · this district | 43,669 | 51 | $12,375 | 22.2 | #9 |
| Kern HighBakersfield | 43,237 | 25 | $13,940 | 23.9 | #10 |
| Capistrano UnifiedSan Juan Capistrano | 40,358 | 59 | $12,431 | 23.0 | #11 |
| San Juan UnifiedCarmichael | 39,446 | 68 | $12,961 | 22.6 | #12 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Public School DistrictNewark, NJ | 44,199 | $22,978 | 15.6 |
| San Antonio ISDSan Antonio, TX | 44,047 | $13,032 | 15.0 |
| Nebo DistrictSpanish Fork, UT | 43,696 | $7,722 | 26.9 |
| Portland Public SchoolsPortland, OR | 43,357 | $16,049 | 16.0 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-clovis-unified