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Corning Union Elementary

Corning, California · Superintendent: Tiffany Dietz · #437 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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1,976

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,120

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

21.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Corning Union Elementary is a public school district based in Corning, California, serving 1,976 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #437 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 329 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Tiffany Dietz. It spends about $13,120 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.2 students per teacher.

How Corning Union Elementary compares

Corning Union ElementaryCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,120

California median $13,724 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,910

California median $8,321 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school329

California median 533 · 38% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher21.2

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor395

California median 474 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 69%Local 16%

Measure	Corning Union Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,120	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,910	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$28.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	93	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	245	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	21.2	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	395	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.

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Tiffany Dietz

Superintendent, Corning Union Elementary

Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in California

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Kern County Office of EducationBakersfield	1,990	4	$80,421	13.1	#435
Beardsley ElementaryBakersfield	1,989	4	$15,160	21.4	#436
Corning Union ElementaryCorning · this district	1,976	6	$13,120	21.2	#437
San Joaquin County Office of EducationStockton	1,972	3	$94,301	11.7	#438
Gonzales UnifiedGonzales	1,962	3	$13,473	20.4	#439

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Sylacauga CitySylacauga, AL	1,976	$10,155	16.6
Carroll CountyCarrollton, KY	1,976	$13,920	15.6
Stewartville Public School DistrictStewartville, MN	1,976	$10,507	15.3
Gering Public SchoolsGering, NE	1,976	$11,975	15.2

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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