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Williams Unified
1,303
Students
2024-25 school year
4
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,675
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 8% below the California median
21.7
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Williams Unified is a public school district based in Williams, California, serving 1,303 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #510 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 326 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Juan Salas. It spends about $12,675 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the California median. It has roughly 21.7 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Williams compares
WilliamsCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$21.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 15%State 62%Local 23%
| Measure | Williams | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,675 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,214 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 60 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 134 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.7 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 434 | 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 →Juan Salas
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Union ElementaryGuadalupe | 1,323 | 3 | $15,287 | 18.9 | #508 |
| Williams UnifiedWilliams · this district | 1,303 | 4 | $12,675 | 21.7 | #510 |
| Cloverdale UnifiedCloverdale | 1,303 | 6 | $12,731 | 19.4 | #509 |
| Denair UnifiedDenair | 1,301 | 5 | $13,411 | 17.8 | #511 |
| Wilsona ElementaryPalmdale | 1,271 | 3 | $15,629 | 22.3 | #512 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrard CUSD 200Sherrard, IL | 1,305 | $14,877 | 13.9 |
| Arcadia School DistrictArcadia, WI | 1,303 | $13,566 | 13.6 |
| Mantua Township School DistrictSewell, NJ | 1,302 | $21,367 | 11.3 |
| Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School DistrictRye Brook, NY | 1,302 | $30,697 | 10.8 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-williams-unified