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Richland Union Elementary

Shafter, California · Superintendent: Annette Blacklock · #396 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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2,410

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,877

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% above the California median

17.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Richland Union Elementary is a public school district based in Shafter, California, serving 2,410 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #396 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 602 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Annette Blacklock. It spends about $15,877 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the California median. It has roughly 17.7 students per teacher.

How Richland Union Elementary compares

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

Spending per student$15,877

California median $13,724 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,672

California median $8,321 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Students per school602

California median 533 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.7

California median 21.7 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,205

California median 474 · 154% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$47.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 21%State 64%Local 15%

Measure	Richland Union Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,877	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,672	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$45.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$47.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	136	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	388	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.7	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,205	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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Annette Blacklock

Superintendent, Richland 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
Piedmont City UnifiedPiedmont	2,455	7	$18,631	17.8	#395
Richland Union ElementaryShafter · this district	2,410	4	$15,877	17.7	#396
Taft CityTaft	2,404	6	$13,371	21.3	#397
San Bernardino County Office of EducationSan Bernardino	2,367	3	$140,093	12.0	#398
Cucamonga ElementaryRancho Cucamonga	2,360	4	$14,842	19.2	#399

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Port Jervis City School DistrictPort Jervis, NY	2,412	$25,519	11.2
Big Rapids Public SchoolsBig Rapids, MI	2,411	$11,639	19.9
Fowlerville Community SchoolsFowlerville, MI	2,410	$10,809	15.4
Public Schools of PetoskeyPetoskey, MI	2,409	$12,087	14.7

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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