Regular local school district · Alameda County
Castro Valley Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
Castro Valley Unified runs 16 public schools with 9,570 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 23.1 students per teacher is 1.2 higher than the California figure of 21.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 9,570
- Teachers (FTE)
- 414
- Students per teacher
- 23.1
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 4400 Alma Ave., Castro Valley, CA 94546
- Phone
- (510)537-3000
- County
- Alameda County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0607800
- State district ID
- CA-0161150
- Total staff (FTE)
- 898
- School counselors (FTE)
- 14.0About 684 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 20.0
Students per teacher compared
This district23.1
California21.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (9,203), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $161.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $17.8 million
- State revenue
- $99.8 million
- Local revenue
- $43.9 million
- Total spending
- $166.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,115
- Salaries
- $69.7 million41.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $154.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.0%
- State: 61.8%
- Local: 27.2%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,115
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in Castro Valley Unified
By level: 3 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alma Preschool | ||||
| Canyon Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,418 | 23.2 |
| Castro Valley Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 502 | 23.9 |
| Castro Valley High | High | 9 to 12 | 2,874 | 23.8 |
| Castro Valley Virtual Academy | Other | K to 12 | 45 | 15.0 |
| Chabot Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 496 | 23.6 |
| Creekside Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 754 | 20.4 |
| Independent Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 662 | 25.5 |
| Jensen Ranch Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 373 | 23.3 |
| Marshall Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 515 | 24.5 |
| Palomares Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 135 | 22.5 |
| Proctor Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 613 | 24.5 |
| Redwood Continuation High | High | 9 to 12 | 92 | 13.1 |
| Roy A. Johnson High | High | 9 to 12 | 18 | 9.0 |
| Stanton Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 515 | 24.5 |
| Vannoy Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 536 | 24.4 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Alameda County
- Oakland Unified 33,838 students
- Fremont Unified 33,134 students
- Hayward Unified 17,377 students
- Pleasanton Unified 13,338 students
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified 12,968 students
- Dublin Unified 12,808 students
- Chico Unified 12,266 students
- New Haven Unified 10,069 students
- Alameda Unified 9,292 students
- Berkeley Unified 9,162 students
- San Leandro Unified 8,866 students
- San Lorenzo Unified 7,957 students
- Newark Unified 4,666 students
- Albany City Unified 3,694 students
- Piedmont City Unified 2,455 students
More in California
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.