Los Banos Unified
Los Banos Unified is a public school district based in Los Banos, California, serving 11,041 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #132 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 649 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Bree Valla. It spends about $13,973 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 23.1 students per teacher.
How Los Banos compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Los Banos | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,973 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,516 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $166.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $189.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 478 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,056 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.1 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 298 | 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 →Bree Valla
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merced City ElementaryMerced | 11,108 | 19 | $13,083 | 25.4 | #129 |
| Merced Union HighAtwater | 11,062 | 9 | $13,809 | 20.9 | #130 |
| Covina-Valley UnifiedCovina | 11,055 | 18 | $13,569 | 22.5 | #131 |
| Los Banos UnifiedLos Banos · this district | 11,041 | 17 | $13,973 | 23.1 | #132 |
| Roseville Joint Union HighRoseville | 11,002 | 8 | $12,926 | 23.7 | #133 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pender County SchoolsBurgaw, NC | 11,073 | $10,109 | 18.0 |
| Spartanburg 05Duncan, SC | 11,066 | $11,604 | 13.8 |
| Aurora West USD 129Aurora, IL | 11,020 | $14,838 | 14.7 |
| Clifton Public School DistrictClifton, NJ | 11,010 | $19,453 | 11.6 |
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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