Denair Unified
Denair Unified is a public school district based in Denair, California, serving 1,301 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #511 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 260 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Terry Chevalier-Metzger. It spends about $13,411 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.8 students per teacher.
How Denair compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Denair | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,411 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,469 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $22.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 73 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 176 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 325 | 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 →Terry Chevalier-Metzger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Union ElementaryGuadalupe | 1,323 | 3 | $15,287 | 18.9 | #508 |
| Cloverdale UnifiedCloverdale | 1,303 | 6 | $12,731 | 19.4 | #509 |
| Williams UnifiedWilliams | 1,303 | 4 | $12,675 | 21.7 | #510 |
| Denair UnifiedDenair · this district | 1,301 | 5 | $13,411 | 17.8 | #511 |
| Wilsona ElementaryPalmdale | 1,271 | 3 | $15,629 | 22.3 | #512 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantua Township School DistrictSewell, NJ | 1,302 | $21,367 | 11.3 |
| Keeneyville School District 20Hanover Park, IL | 1,301 | $14,900 | 9.9 |
| Brandywine Community SchoolsNiles, MI | 1,301 | $11,163 | 16.5 |
| Hartford J1 School DistrictHartford, WI | 1,301 | $12,572 | 12.5 |
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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