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Placer Union High, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Placer Union High runs 5 public schools with 3,822 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 22.9 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
3,822
Teachers (FTE)
167
Students per teacher
22.9
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
13000 New Airport Rd., Auburn, CA 95603
County
Placer County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0630750
State district ID
CA-3166894
Total staff (FTE)
364
School counselors (FTE)
11.0About 347 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
13.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district22.9
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 (4,071), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$87.3 million
Federal revenue
$4.1 million
State revenue
$37.4 million
Local revenue
$45.9 million
Total spending
$94.3 million
Spending per pupil
$23,152
Salaries
$29.7 million31.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$101.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.7%
  • State: 42.8%
  • Local: 52.5%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$23,152
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Placer Union High

By level: 5 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Colfax HighHigh9 to 1261122.6
Confluence Continuation HighHigh10 to 1210320.6
Del Oro HighHigh9 to 121,63424.4
Foresthill HighHigh9 to 1219017.3
Placer HighHigh9 to 121,26522.6

Nearby and related

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.