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Ceres Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Ceres Unified runs 24 public schools with 13,692 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 23.3 students per teacher is 1.4 higher than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools: 24
Students: 13,692
Teachers (FTE): 588
Students per teacher: 23.3; CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3

Address: 2503 Lawrence St., Ceres, CA 95307
Phone: (209)556-1500
County: Stanislaus County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: K to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 0608130
State district ID: CA-5071043
Total staff (FTE): 1,470
School counselors (FTE): 17.0About 805 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 38.0
Charter schools: 2

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Students per teacher compared

This district23.3

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 (14,251), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $241.4 million
Federal revenue: $32.3 million
State revenue: $175.4 million
Local revenue: $33.7 million
Total spending: $217.8 million
Spending per pupil: $15,281
Salaries: $120.2 million55.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $107.6 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 13.4%
State: 72.7%
Local: 13.9%

California overall

Federal: 13.4%
State: 51.6%
Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,281

California$17,799

United States$16,826

Schools in Ceres Unified

By level: 4 high, 3 middle, 14 elementary, 3 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Argus High (Continuation)	High	9 to 12	189	18.9
Blaker-Kinser Junior High	Middle	7 to 8	603	21.5
Carroll Fowler Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	522	24.9
Caswell Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	653	26.1
Caswell State Preschool
Central Valley High	High	9 to 12	2,317	23.6
Ceres High	High	9 to 12	1,660	22.7
Ceres Special Education	Other	K to 12	37	18.5
Cesar Chavez Junior High	Middle	7 to 8	685	22.1
Don Pedro Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	439	24.4
Endeavor Alternative	Other	K to 12	98	19.6
Joel J. Hidahl Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	393	24.6
La Rosa Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	516	24.6
Lucas Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	668	26.7
M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	531	25.3
Mae Hensley Junior High	Middle	7 to 8	636	23.6
Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary	Elementary	K to 8	503	24.0
Samuel Vaughn Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	570	23.8
Sinclear Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	581	23.2
Virginia Parks Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	643	24.7
Walter White Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	526	21.9
Westport Elementary	Elementary	K to 6	364	24.3
Whitmore Charter HighCharter	High	9 to 12	96	24.0
Whitmore Charter School of Art & TechnologyCharter	Elementary	K to 8	435	19.8

Nearby and related

Other districts in Stanislaus County

Modesto City High School District 15,443 students
Modesto City Elementary School District 14,461 students
Turlock Unified 13,488 students
Sylvan Union Elementary 7,977 students
Patterson Joint Unified 6,070 students
Oakdale Joint Unified 5,118 students
Stanislaus Union Elementary 3,329 students
Newman-Crows Landing Unified 3,085 students
Riverbank Unified 2,960 students
Empire Union Elementary 2,803 students
Hughson Unified 2,239 students
Salida Union Elementary 2,041 students
Waterford Unified 1,725 students
Denair Unified 1,301 students
Hart-Ransom Union Elementary 1,225 students

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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.