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Palermo Union Elementary

Palermo, California · Superintendent: Gary Rogers · #507 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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1,343

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,010

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

20.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Palermo Union Elementary is a public school district based in Palermo, California, serving 1,343 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #507 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 224 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Gary Rogers. It spends about $14,010 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.7 students per teacher.

How Palermo Union Elementary compares

Palermo Union ElementaryCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,010

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

Instruction spending per student$8,997

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

Students per school224

California median 533 · 58% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher20.7

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor672

California median 474 · 42% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$19.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 73%Local 12%

Measure	Palermo Union Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,010	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,997	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$19.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	65	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	132	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	20.7	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	672	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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Gary Rogers

Superintendent, Palermo Union Elementary

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
Lakeport UnifiedLakeport	1,362	6	$13,919	18.2	#504
WheatlandWheatland	1,359	4	$14,778	20.0	#505
Golden Plains UnifiedSan Joaquin	1,352	6	$17,077	17.1	#506
Palermo Union ElementaryPalermo · this district	1,343	6	$14,010	20.7	#507
Guadalupe Union ElementaryGuadalupe	1,323	3	$15,287	18.9	#508

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Conecuh CountyEvergreen, AL	1,344	$12,535	20.4
Schiller Park School District 81Schiller Park, IL	1,344	$14,083	11.7
Centralia R-VICentralia, MO	1,343	$8,557	13.4
South Point LocalSouth Point, OH	1,343	$13,798	16.4

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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