Live Oak Unified
Live Oak Unified is a public school district based in Live Oak, California, serving 2,070 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #428 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 345 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Mathew Gulbrandsen. It spends about $13,759 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.3 students per teacher.
How Live Oak compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Live Oak | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,759 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,698 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $29.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $32.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 102 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 257 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.3 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 414 | 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 →Mathew Gulbrandsen
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlake UnifiedWoodlake | 2,081 | 6 | $14,844 | 20.4 | #426 |
| Ocean ViewOxnard | 2,077 | 5 | $14,224 | 22.1 | #427 |
| Live Oak UnifiedLive Oak · this district | 2,070 | 6 | $13,759 | 20.3 | #428 |
| Brawley Union HighBrawley | 2,047 | 3 | $13,634 | 22.7 | #429 |
| Salida Union ElementarySalida | 2,041 | 5 | $14,613 | 20.6 | #430 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Il Valley Central USD 321Chillicothe, IL | 2,071 | $13,119 | 14.7 |
| Roselle Park Public School DistrictRoselle Park, NJ | 2,071 | $20,115 | 11.5 |
| Bound Brook School DistrictBound Brook, NJ | 2,070 | $18,401 | 9.8 |
| Jasper ISDJasper, TX | 2,070 | $12,148 | 12.5 |
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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