El Rancho Unified
El Rancho Unified is a public school district based in Pico Rivera, California, serving 6,878 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #204 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 491 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Dora Soto-Delgado. It spends about $13,381 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 23.3 students per teacher.
How El Rancho compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | El Rancho | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,381 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,793 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $113.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $131.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 295 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 725 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.3 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 287 | 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 →Dora Soto-Delgado
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Monte CityEl Monte | 6,927 | 15 | $17,735 | 20.5 | #202 |
| HawthorneHawthorne | 6,908 | 11 | $15,538 | 25.1 | #203 |
| El Rancho UnifiedPico Rivera · this district | 6,878 | 14 | $13,381 | 23.3 | #204 |
| Dry Creek Joint ElementaryRoseville | 6,801 | 9 | $11,196 | 22.9 | #205 |
| Hueneme ElementaryPort Hueneme | 6,685 | 11 | $14,208 | 20.6 | #206 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake CCSD 47Crystal Lake, IL | 6,889 | $15,801 | 12.4 |
| Lake Oswego School District 7JLake Oswego, OR | 6,882 | $12,542 | 16.3 |
| Cleburne ISDCleburne, TX | 6,877 | $10,493 | 13.3 |
| Chesterfield 01Chesterfield, SC | 6,872 | $12,392 | 13.5 |
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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