Escalon Unified
Escalon Unified is a public school district based in Escalon, California, serving 2,676 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #378 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 382 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Ricardo Chavez. It spends about $11,395 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the California median. It has roughly 19.8 students per teacher.
How Escalon compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Escalon | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,395 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,307 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 135 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 270 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 19.8 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 669 | 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 →Ricardo Chavez
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park City ElementaryAtherton | 2,685 | 4 | $22,268 | 16.7 | #377 |
| Escalon UnifiedEscalon · this district | 2,676 | 7 | $11,395 | 19.8 | #378 |
| Fairfax ElementaryBakersfield | 2,667 | 4 | $15,359 | 22.0 | #379 |
| South Monterey County Joint Union HighKing City | 2,666 | 4 | $13,420 | 23.0 | #380 |
| Reef-Sunset UnifiedAvenal | 2,663 | 9 | $13,418 | 21.7 | #381 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckinridge CountyHardinsburg, KY | 2,677 | $11,015 | 15.5 |
| Chattooga CountySummerville, GA | 2,676 | $11,749 | 14.8 |
| Frankfort CCSD 157CFrankfort, IL | 2,676 | $15,261 | 15.5 |
| Ashe County SchoolsJefferson, NC | 2,676 | $12,012 | 15.4 |
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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