Taft City
Taft City is a public school district based in Taft, California, serving 2,404 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #397 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 401 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Melissa Taylor. It spends about $13,371 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.3 students per teacher.
How Taft City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Taft City | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,371 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,878 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $33.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $45.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 113 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 277 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.3 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 601 | 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 →Melissa Taylor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont City UnifiedPiedmont | 2,455 | 7 | $18,631 | 17.8 | #395 |
| Richland Union ElementaryShafter | 2,410 | 4 | $15,877 | 17.7 | #396 |
| Taft CityTaft · this district | 2,404 | 6 | $13,371 | 21.3 | #397 |
| San Bernardino County Office of EducationSan Bernardino | 2,367 | 3 | $140,093 | 12.0 | #398 |
| Cucamonga ElementaryRancho Cucamonga | 2,360 | 4 | $14,842 | 19.2 | #399 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteson ESD 162Richton Park, IL | 2,405 | $16,481 | 12.9 |
| Ansonia School DistrictAnsonia, CT | 2,404 | $18,751 | 14.5 |
| Weatherford Public SchoolsWeatherford, OK | 2,404 | $9,126 | 16.6 |
| South Tippah School DistrictRipley, MS | 2,403 | $10,155 | 12.3 |
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.
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