Ceres Unified School District

Item: Ceres Unified School District
Rating: 5
Author: Public School Review

2503 Lawrence St.
Ceres, CA 95307-3301

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Tel: (209) 556-1500

www.ceres.k12.ca.us

Top Rankings

Ceres Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

24 Schools

7,685 Schools

# Students

14,137 Students

3,822,157 Students

# Teachers

617 Teachers

173,567 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

23:1

District Rank

Ceres Unified School District, which is ranked #669 of all 1,167 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 86% has decreased from 88% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (CA)

#716 out of 1200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Ceres Unified School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

15%

34%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Ceres Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

50%

49%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Ceres Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

86%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Ceres Unified School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.34

0.63

# American Indian Students

56 Students

17,644 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

748 Students

438,802 Students

% Asian Students

12%

# Hispanic Students

11,332 Students

2,121,250 Students

% Hispanic Students

80%

56%

# Black Students

201 Students

196,201 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

1,604 Students

807,765 Students

% White Students

11%

21%

# Hawaiian Students

96 Students

15,388 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

100 Students

222,553 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

1,129

467,500

# Students in 1st Grade:

984

408,159

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,062

421,006

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,030

426,320

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,049

432,640

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,036

440,539

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,110

440,407

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,088

307,587

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,112

321,396

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,139

40,390

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,191

37,813

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,099

36,857

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,108

41,543

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,075 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,806. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $15,404 is less than the state median of $18,241. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$241 MM

$116,387 MM

This chart display total revenue of Ceres Unified School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$218 MM

$107,188 MM

This chart display total spending of Ceres Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$17,075

$19,806

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Ceres Unified School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$15,404

$18,241

This chart display average spending per public school student in Ceres Unified School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 24 schools
Grades: KG-12
Enrollment: 14,137 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 23:1
Minority Enrollment: 89%
: 86% (Btm 50% in CA)
: Bottom 50%
: 15% (Btm 50%)
: 50% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education