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Fullerton Joint Union High

Fullerton, California · Superintendent: Steve McLaughlin · #114 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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12,631

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,487

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

23.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Fullerton Joint Union High is a public school district based in Fullerton, California, serving 12,631 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #114 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 1,579 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Steve McLaughlin. It spends about $13,487 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 23.2 students per teacher.

How Fullerton Joint Union High compares

Fullerton Joint Union HighCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,487

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

Instruction spending per student$8,083

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

Students per school1,579

California median 533 · 196% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher23.2

California median 21.7 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor486

California median 474 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$230.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 44%Local 47%

Measure	Fullerton Joint Union High	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,487	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,083	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$220.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$230.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	544	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,475	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	23.2	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	486	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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Steve McLaughlin

Superintendent, Fullerton Joint Union High

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
Dublin UnifiedDublin	12,808	16	$11,565	24.1	#112
Vacaville UnifiedVacaville	12,717	18	$12,908	21.9	#113
Fullerton Joint Union HighFullerton · this district	12,631	8	$13,487	23.2	#114
Beaumont UnifiedBeaumont	12,448	15	$11,849	23.4	#115
Roseville City ElementaryRoseville	12,324	21	$11,769	21.7	#116

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Wichita Falls ISDWichita Falls, TX	12,644	$10,805	15.1
Topeka Public SchoolsTopeka, KS	12,623	$14,820	12.3
Henderson County SchoolsHendersonville, NC	12,619	$10,038	14.9
Nassau CountyFernandina Beach, FL	12,575	$9,539	15.6

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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