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Oroville Union High

Oroville, California · Superintendent: Douglas Williams · #415 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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2,230

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,990

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

18.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Oroville Union High is a public school district based in Oroville, California, serving 2,230 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #415 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 25% of them. Its schools average 558 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Douglas Williams. It spends about $13,990 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.7 students per teacher.

How Oroville Union High compares

Oroville Union HighCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,990

California median $13,724 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,219

California median $8,321 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school558

California median 533 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.7

California median 21.7 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor372

California median 474 · 22% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 54%Local 33%

Measure	Oroville Union High	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,990	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,219	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$38.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	119	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	326	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.7	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	372	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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Douglas Williams

Superintendent, Oroville Union High

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
Hughson UnifiedHughson	2,239	6	$12,996	22.4	#412
San Lorenzo Valley UnifiedBen Lomond	2,238	6	$12,091	21.5	#413
Firebaugh-Las Deltas UnifiedFirebaugh	2,232	6	$15,063	19.9	#414
Oroville Union HighOroville · this district	2,230	4	$13,990	18.7	#415
Nuview UnionNuevo	2,224	4	$12,471	24.4	#416

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Whiteriver Unified District (4394)Whiteriver, AZ	2,231	$13,393	16.4
Phoenix-Talent School District 4Phoenix, OR	2,231	$13,089	17.7
Batavia City School DistrictBatavia, NY	2,230	$20,462	10.4
Blanchard Public SchoolsBlanchard, OK	2,230	$8,884	18.3

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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