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Victor Valley Union High

Victorville, California · Superintendent: Carl Coles · #125 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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11,560

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,420

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% above the California median

22.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Victor Valley Union High is a public school district based in Victorville, California, serving 11,560 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #125 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 1,051 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Carl Coles. It spends about $14,420 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the California median. It has roughly 22.2 students per teacher.

How Victor Valley Union High compares

Victor Valley Union HighCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,420

California median $13,724 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,552

California median $8,321 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school1,051

California median 533 · 97% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher22.2

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor399

California median 474 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$195.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 66%Local 18%

Measure	Victor Valley Union High	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,420	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,552	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$168.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$195.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	520	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,125	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	22.2	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	399	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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Carl Coles

Superintendent, Victor Valley Union High

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
Paramount UnifiedParamount	11,648	20	$15,272	19.3	#123
Rocklin UnifiedRocklin	11,598	18	$11,934	21.4	#124
Victor Valley Union HighVictorville · this district	11,560	11	$14,420	22.2	#125
Rowland UnifiedRowland Heights	11,558	23	$15,280	22.4	#126
Yuba City UnifiedYuba City	11,401	17	$12,758	20.4	#127

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Canyon ISDCanyon, TX	11,565	$8,613	15.2
Duncanville ISDDuncanville, TX	11,562	$11,469	15.5
Harlandale ISDSan Antonio, TX	11,546	$13,007	14.6
East Central ISDSan Antonio, TX	11,497	$9,522	17.4

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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