Budget & finance
District profile / California
Val Verde Unified
19,080
Students
2024-25 school year
23
Schools
2024-25 school year
$13,995
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median
21.8
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Val Verde Unified is a public school district based in Perris, California, serving 19,080 students in 23 schools. By enrollment it ranks #63 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 89% of them. Its schools average 830 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Gordon Amerson. It spends about $13,995 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.8 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Val Verde compares
Val VerdeCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$550.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 18%State 67%Local 15%
| Measure | Val Verde | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,995 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,241 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $556.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $550.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 875 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,983 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.8 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 454 | 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 →Gordon Amerson
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama-Buena Vista UnionBakersfield | 19,366 | 25 | $13,968 | 23.2 | #60 |
| Redlands UnifiedRedlands | 19,310 | 25 | $13,906 | 21.9 | #61 |
| Montebello UnifiedMontebello | 19,195 | 29 | $17,377 | 20.2 | #62 |
| Val Verde UnifiedPerris · this district | 19,080 | 23 | $13,995 | 21.8 | #63 |
| San Marcos UnifiedSan Marcos | 18,860 | 19 | $13,048 | 23.5 | #64 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwall ISDRockwall, TX | 19,235 | $9,274 | 16.1 |
| Issaquah School DistrictIssaquah, WA | 19,098 | $15,278 | 18.3 |
| Tangipahoa ParishAmite, LA | 19,077 | $10,817 | 13.1 |
| Salt Lake DistrictSalt Lake City, UT | 19,049 | $11,944 | 18.2 |
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-val-verde-unified