Santee
Santee is a public school district based in Santee, California, serving 6,076 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #222 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 Kristin Baranski. It spends about $12,087 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the California median. It has roughly 23.6 students per teacher.
How Santee compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Santee | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,087 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,985 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $105.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $94.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 257 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 643 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.6 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 552 | 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 →Kristin Baranski
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barstow UnifiedBarstow | 6,128 | 14 | $12,633 | 23.0 | #220 |
| Campbell UnionCampbell | 6,120 | 12 | $14,152 | 22.1 | #221 |
| SanteeSantee · this district | 6,076 | 11 | $12,087 | 23.6 | #222 |
| Patterson Joint UnifiedPatterson | 6,070 | 11 | $13,669 | 21.1 | #223 |
| Azusa UnifiedAzusa | 6,045 | 11 | $15,729 | 21.4 | #224 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte Community School CorporationLaPorte, IN | 6,089 | $10,673 | 15.6 |
| Greene CountyGreeneville, TN | 6,088 | $9,834 | n/a |
| Brainerd Public School DistrictBrainerd, MN | 6,079 | $13,036 | 14.9 |
| Kearney Public SchoolsKearney, NE | 6,066 | $10,252 | 15.6 |
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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