Napa Valley Unified
Napa Valley Unified is a public school district based in Napa, California, serving 16,103 students in 26 schools. By enrollment it ranks #78 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 619 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Rosanna Mucetti. It spends about $12,008 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% less than the California median. It has roughly 23.4 students per teacher.
How Napa Valley compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Napa Valley | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,008 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,168 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $275.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $285.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 687 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,518 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.4 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 537 | 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 →Rosanna Mucetti
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napa Valley UnifiedNapa · this district | 16,103 | 26 | $12,008 | 23.4 | #78 |
| Oxnard Union HighOxnard | 16,039 | 12 | $13,649 | 22.8 | #79 |
| Cajon Valley UnionEl Cajon | 15,992 | 26 | $14,459 | 23.8 | #80 |
| Central UnifiedFresno | 15,962 | 25 | $12,844 | 23.2 | #81 |
| Coachella Valley UnifiedThermal | 15,817 | 22 | $16,179 | 21.3 | #82 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Clay SchoolsCarmel, IN | 16,145 | $10,192 | 15.6 |
| Glendale Union High School District (4285)Glendale, AZ | 16,092 | $9,044 | 22.3 |
| Tooele DistrictTooele, UT | 16,088 | $8,070 | 20.7 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community SchoolsPlymouth, MI | 16,083 | $11,951 | 17.7 |
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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