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Nevada County Office of Education

Grass Valley, California · Superintendent: Joshua Schultz · #523 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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1,200

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,834

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 37% above the California median

18.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Nevada County Office of Education is a public school district based in Grass Valley, California, serving 1,200 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #523 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 200 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Joshua Schultz. It spends about $18,834 per student on day-to-day operations, 37% more than the California median. It has roughly 18.2 students per teacher.

How Nevada County Office of Education compares

Nevada County Office of EducationCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,834

California median $13,724 · 37% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,076

California median $8,321 · 21% above · FY2020-21

Students per school200

California median 533 · 62% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.2

California median 21.7 · 16% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor400

California median 474 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 61%Local 28%

Measure	Nevada County Office of Education	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,834	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,076	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$37.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	66	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	213	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.2	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	400	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.

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Joshua Schultz

Superintendent, Nevada County Office of Education

Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in California

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Los NietosWhittier	1,210	4	$16,897	22.0	#521
Placerville Union ElementaryPlacerville	1,204	3	$11,893	23.2	#522
Nevada County Office of EducationGrass Valley · this district	1,200	6	$18,834	18.2	#523
Kingsburg Joint Union HighKingsburg	1,199	3	$13,952	19.7	#524
John Swett UnifiedRodeo	1,198	4	$14,624	20.0	#525

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Marion Center Area School DistrictMarion Center, PA	1,201	$18,141	12.3
Pikeland CUSD 10Pittsfield, IL	1,200	$14,580	15.4
Chestnut Ridge School DistrictFishertown, PA	1,200	$15,279	13.0
Oscoda Area SchoolsOscoda, MI	1,199	$11,572	16.9

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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