Riverside Unified
Riverside Unified is a public school district based in Riverside, California, serving 38,033 students in 49 schools. By enrollment it ranks #13 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 98% of them. Its schools average 776 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Sonia Llamas. It spends about $13,951 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 23.3 students per teacher.
How Riverside compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Riverside | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,951 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,768 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $657.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $656.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,633 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 3,892 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.3 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 494 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Sonia Llamas
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan UnifiedCarmichael | 39,446 | 68 | $12,961 | 22.6 | #12 |
| Riverside UnifiedRiverside · this district | 38,033 | 49 | $13,951 | 23.3 | #13 |
| Irvine UnifiedIrvine | 38,028 | 45 | $13,060 | 26.6 | #14 |
| Sacramento City UnifiedSacramento | 37,913 | 73 | $15,654 | 22.0 | #15 |
| Garden Grove UnifiedGarden Grove | 37,009 | 66 | $14,737 | 22.9 | #16 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem-Keizer School District 24JSalem, OR | 37,982 | $13,367 | 19.6 |
| Mesquite ISDMesquite, TX | 37,930 | $8,987 | 13.7 |
| Beaverton School District 48JBeaverton, OR | 37,891 | $12,877 | 17.3 |
| Harford County Public SchoolsBel Air, MD | 37,771 | $14,545 | 14.2 |
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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