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King City Union

King City, California · Superintendent: Audra Carr · #392 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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2,554

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,112

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

22.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

King City Union is a public school district based in King City, California, serving 2,554 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #392 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 426 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Audra Carr. It spends about $14,112 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 22.2 students per teacher.

How King City Union compares

King City UnionCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,112

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

Instruction spending per student$8,717

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

Students per school426

California median 533 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher22.2

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor851

California median 474 · 80% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 61%Local 21%

Measure	King City Union	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,112	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,717	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$41.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	115	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	269	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	22.2	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	851	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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Audra Carr

Superintendent, King City Union

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
Cabrillo UnifiedHalf Moon Bay	2,562	7	$13,847	21.2	#389
Lamont ElementaryLamont	2,561	4	$14,091	21.2	#390
Keppel Union ElementaryPearblossom	2,559	6	$13,627	25.3	#391
King City UnionKing City · this district	2,554	6	$14,112	22.2	#392
Livingston UnionLivingston	2,550	5	$14,353	22.6	#393

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102Buffalo Grove, IL	2,557	$18,508	13.5
Tecumseh LocalNew Carlisle, OH	2,555	$12,872	16.0
Natchez-Adams School DistrictNatchez, MS	2,554	$13,114	13.1
New Hartford Central School DistrictNew Hartford, NY	2,552	$19,472	12.2

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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