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Saint Helena Unified

St. Helena, California · Superintendent: Jodi McClay · #537 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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1,105

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$31,620

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 130% above the California median

13.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Saint Helena Unified is a public school district based in St. Helena, California, serving 1,105 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #537 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 3% of them. Its schools average 221 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Jodi McClay. It spends about $31,620 per student on day-to-day operations, 130% more than the California median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.

How Saint Helena compares

Saint HelenaCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$31,620

California median $13,724 · 130% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$20,042

California median $8,321 · 141% above · FY2020-21

Students per school221

California median 533 · 59% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.5

California median 21.7 · 38% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor368

California median 474 · 22% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$46.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 9%Local 86%

Measure	Saint Helena	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$31,620	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$20,042	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$40.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$46.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	82	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	168	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.5	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	368	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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Jodi McClay

Superintendent, Saint Helena 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
McCabe Union ElementaryEl Centro	1,109	1	$10,935	24.1	#535
Edison ElementaryBakersfield	1,106	2	$13,962	19.8	#536
Saint Helena UnifiedSt. Helena · this district	1,105	5	$31,620	13.5	#537
Chowchilla Union HighChowchilla	1,093	2	$12,303	21.4	#538
San Diego County Office of EducationSan Diego	1,089	8	$214,362	9.7	#539

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Eldorado CUSD 4Eldorado, IL	1,105	n/a	13.3
South Putnam Community SchoolsGreencastle, IN	1,105	$9,534	13.3
Ausable Valley Central School DistrictClintonville, NY	1,105	$25,891	11.4
Harney County School District 4Crane, OR	1,105	$3,462	18.4

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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