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Patterson Joint Unified

Patterson, California · Superintendent: Reyes Gauna · #223 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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6,070

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,669

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

21.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Patterson Joint Unified is a public school district based in Patterson, California, serving 6,070 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #223 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 60% of them. Its schools average 552 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Reyes Gauna. It spends about $13,669 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.1 students per teacher.

How Patterson Joint compares

Patterson JointCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,669

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

Instruction spending per student$8,057

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

Students per school552

California median 533 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher21.1

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor467

California median 474 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$106.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 59%Local 24%

Measure	Patterson Joint	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,669	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,057	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$110.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$106.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	287	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	705	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	21.1	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	467	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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Reyes Gauna

Superintendent, Patterson Joint Unified

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
SanteeSantee	6,076	11	$12,087	23.6	#222
Patterson Joint UnifiedPatterson · this district	6,070	11	$13,669	21.1	#223
Azusa UnifiedAzusa	6,045	11	$15,729	21.4	#224
Fountain Valley ElementaryFountain Valley	6,022	10	$11,217	23.8	#225
NewhallValencia	6,022	10	$11,214	24.7	#226

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Brainerd Public School DistrictBrainerd, MN	6,079	$13,036	14.9
Kearney Public SchoolsKearney, NE	6,066	$10,252	15.6
Souderton Area School DistrictSouderton, PA	6,061	$17,896	13.1
GermantownGermantown, TN	6,053	$10,272	n/a

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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