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Stanislaus Union Elementary

Modesto, California · Superintendent: Shannon Sanford · #337 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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3,329

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,479

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

21.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Stanislaus Union Elementary is a public school district based in Modesto, California, serving 3,329 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #337 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 39% of them. Its schools average 555 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Shannon Sanford. It spends about $13,479 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.6 students per teacher.

How Stanislaus Union Elementary compares

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

Spending per student$13,479

California median $13,724 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,152

California median $8,321 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Students per school555

California median 533 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher21.6

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor3,329

California median 474 · 602% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$50.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 12%State 60%Local 28%

Measure	Stanislaus Union Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,479	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,152	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$48.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$50.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	154	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	335	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	21.6	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	3,329	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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Shannon Sanford

Superintendent, Stanislaus 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
Los Altos ElementaryLos Altos	3,370	10	$18,338	19.6	#336
Stanislaus Union ElementaryModesto · this district	3,329	6	$13,479	21.6	#337
Greenfield Union ElementaryGreenfield	3,322	5	$13,788	22.3	#338
Mountain View ElementaryOntario	3,318	5	$10,789	22.9	#339
McFarland UnifiedMcFarland	3,282	7	$13,117	24.0	#340

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Carl Junction R-ICarl Junction, MO	3,331	$8,344	13.8
Roslyn Union Free School DistrictRoslyn, NY	3,329	$32,047	11.6
Shawnee Public SchoolsShawnee, OK	3,329	$11,085	13.7
Connellsville Area School DistrictConnellsville, PA	3,328	$15,031	12.8

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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