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Sanger Unified
13,313
Students
2024-25 school year
20
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,922
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 6% below the California median
22.9
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Sanger Unified is a public school district based in Sanger, California, serving 13,313 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #109 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 666 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Dennis Wiechmann. It spends about $12,922 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the California median. It has roughly 22.9 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Sanger compares
SangerCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$249.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 12%State 58%Local 30%
| Measure | Sanger | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,922 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,334 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $198.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $249.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 581 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,326 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 22.9 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 459 | 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 →Dennis Wiechmann
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupertino UnionSunnyvale | 13,533 | 23 | $12,354 | 21.5 | #106 |
| Turlock UnifiedTurlock | 13,488 | 14 | $13,278 | 22.2 | #107 |
| Pleasanton UnifiedPleasanton | 13,338 | 17 | $12,555 | 23.2 | #108 |
| Sanger UnifiedSanger · this district | 13,313 | 20 | $12,922 | 22.9 | #109 |
| OxnardOxnard | 13,003 | 21 | $14,611 | 20.0 | #110 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafourche ParishThibodaux, LA | 13,326 | $10,501 | 16.7 |
| Kyrene Elementary District (4267)Tempe, AZ | 13,313 | $9,027 | 16.2 |
| LawrenceLawrence, MA | 13,313 | $18,907 | 11.5 |
| Vigo County School CorporationTerre Haute, IN | 13,277 | $10,890 | 13.3 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-sanger-unified