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Madera Unified
19,935
Students
2024-25 school year
28
Schools
2024-25 school year
$14,158
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median
19.7
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Madera Unified is a public school district based in Madera, California, serving 19,935 students in 28 schools. By enrollment it ranks #59 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 712 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Todd Lile. It spends about $14,158 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.7 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Madera compares
MaderaCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$368.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 15%State 69%Local 15%
| Measure | Madera | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,158 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,117 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $333.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $368.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,014 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,392 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 19.7 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 327 | 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 →Todd Lile
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona UnifiedPomona | 20,475 | 37 | $15,804 | 21.1 | #55 |
| Fairfield-Suisun UnifiedFairfield | 20,359 | 31 | $11,661 | 24.1 | #56 |
| Palm Springs UnifiedPalm Springs | 20,008 | 28 | $16,422 | 20.0 | #57 |
| East Side Union HighSan Jose | 20,001 | 16 | $12,685 | 22.2 | #58 |
| Madera UnifiedMadera · this district | 19,935 | 28 | $14,158 | 19.7 | #59 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County SchoolsMartinsburg, WV | 20,006 | $11,795 | 14.9 |
| Akron CityAkron, OH | 19,986 | $16,491 | 13.2 |
| McAllen ISDMcAllen, TX | 19,890 | $11,803 | 13.8 |
| Broken Arrow Public SchoolsBroken Arrow, OK | 19,882 | $8,462 | 17.6 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-madera-unified