Teaching & learning
District profile / California
Kings Canyon Joint Unified
9,696
Students
2024-25 school year
23
Schools
2024-25 school year
$14,495
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 6% above the California median
21.6
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Kings Canyon Joint Unified is a public school district based in Reedley, California, serving 9,696 students in 23 schools. By enrollment it ranks #150 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 73% of them. Its schools average 422 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is John Campbell. It spends about $14,495 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the California median. It has roughly 21.6 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Kings Canyon Joint compares
Kings Canyon JointCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$178.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 17%State 68%Local 15%
| Measure | Kings Canyon Joint | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,495 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,401 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $162.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $178.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 448 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,056 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.6 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 881 | 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 →John Campbell
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Virgenes UnifiedCalabasas | 9,767 | 17 | $11,876 | 24.4 | #149 |
| Kings Canyon Joint UnifiedReedley · this district | 9,696 | 23 | $14,495 | 21.6 | #150 |
| Vallejo City UnifiedVallejo | 9,653 | 20 | $13,178 | 22.8 | #151 |
| Bellflower UnifiedBellflower | 9,633 | 15 | $13,446 | 21.4 | #152 |
| Lucia Mar UnifiedArroyo Grande | 9,591 | 19 | $12,172 | 19.8 | #153 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish School DistrictSnohomish, WA | 9,732 | $14,964 | 19.4 |
| Williamsville Central School DistrictEast Amherst, NY | 9,718 | $17,987 | 11.5 |
| Shoreline School DistrictShoreline, WA | 9,717 | $15,474 | 20.2 |
| William Floyd Union Free School DistrictMastic Beach, NY | 9,670 | $24,390 | 13.7 |
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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