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Jefferson Elementary

Daly City, California · Superintendent: Sandy Mikulik · #256 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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4,952

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,119

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

21.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Jefferson Elementary is a public school district based in Daly City, California, serving 4,952 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #256 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 354 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Sandy Mikulik. It spends about $13,119 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.3 students per teacher.

How Jefferson Elementary compares

Jefferson ElementaryCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,119

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

Instruction spending per student$8,469

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

Students per school354

California median 533 · 34% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher21.3

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor310

California median 474 · 35% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$92.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 74%Local 15%

Measure	Jefferson Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,119	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,469	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$91.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$92.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	232	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	485	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	21.3	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	310	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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Sandy Mikulik

Superintendent, Jefferson 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
Sierra Sands UnifiedRidgecrest	4,974	11	$13,508	21.0	#255
Jefferson ElementaryDaly City · this district	4,952	14	$13,119	21.3	#256
Ramona City UnifiedRamona	4,949	11	$12,199	21.9	#257
Atwater ElementaryAtwater	4,925	11	$12,769	22.9	#258
Monrovia UnifiedMonrovia	4,920	11	$13,843	22.6	#259

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Guilderland Central School DistrictGuilderland Center, NY	4,955	$19,573	11.1
SomervilleSomerville, MA	4,952	$24,075	11.8
Johnson CountyMountain City, TN	4,952	$9,423	n/a
Pennsauken Township Board of Education School DistrictPennsauken, NJ	4,951	$20,208	11.8

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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