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School district · California · LEAID 0600014

Hesperia Unified

Hesperia Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (22,945 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hesperia Unified come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$130,452
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$17,039
Per-pupil spending
22,945
Students enrolled
85th
Pct. in CA
$130,452

Hesperia Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (22,945 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $130,452, above the national average of $70,245, serving 22,945 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Hesperia Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (22,945 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 85th percentile for California
  • 98th percentile nationally
  • 36% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Hesperia Unified ranks #100 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #608 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +33.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Hesperia Unified's instructional payroll puts 79.5% into regular program , 6.3 points below the state median of 85.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Hesperia Unified CA median Gap
Regular program 79.5% 85.8% -6.3 pp
Special education 13.8% 10.8% +3.1 pp
Vocational programs 3.1% 0.0% +3.1 pp
Other programs 3.5% 0.4% +3.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0600014 · FY2023.

LEAID 0600014 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hesperia Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +18% vs state RANK-ST-MID P85 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P98 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-LARGE 22.9K students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dublin FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $130,452 estimated average teacher salary · P85 in California · P98 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Corona-Norco ($890est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hesperia Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Hesperia Unified

Hesperia Unified already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Hesperia Unified

Hesperia Unified's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$130,452 Top 2% higher than 98% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Below this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Hesperia Unified $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Hesperia Unified in California's upper-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Hesperia Unified ranks #100 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #608 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Hesperia Unified is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Hesperia Unified

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 98% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +33.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing California's statewide +25.3% by 7.8 points, a growth rate faster than 78% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 5.3% here, from 21,796 students in FY2019 to 22,945 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$130,452.225

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$116,273

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how California compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Hesperia Unified

What the Numbers Say About Hesperia Unified

Hesperia Unified is a mid-sized school district in California, serving 22,945 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,039. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $130,452, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0600014 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Hesperia Unified runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 18.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (85.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 85% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Hesperia Unified reports $391.0M in total expenditure against $451.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $99.6M, special-education teacher pay is $17.3M.

How does Hesperia Unified compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the California average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Hesperia Unified $130,452
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Hesperia Unified pays +25.7% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $17,039 vs $26,962

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable California districts

On pay, Hesperia Unified sits closest to Dublin Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Woodland Joint Unified. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Dublin Unified
  2. La Mesa-Spring Valley
  3. Ocean View
  4. Pleasanton Unified
  5. New Haven Unified
  6. Newport-Mesa Unified
  7. Corona-Norco Unified
  8. Lake Elsinore Unified
  9. Huntington Beach Union High
  10. Bellflower Unified
  11. San Dieguito Union High
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Woodland Joint Unified
  2. Torrance Unified
  3. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
  4. Panama-Buena Vista Union
  5. Lake Elsinore Unified
  6. Poway Unified
  7. Fairfield-Suisun Unified
  8. Clovis Unified
  9. Orange Unified
  10. Brea-Olinda Unified
  11. Antelope Valley Union High

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Hesperia Unified's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hesperia Unified: closest on enrollment (22,945 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($130,452 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$451.0M
Total Revenue
$391.0M
Total Expenditure
$142.3M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$99.6M
Regular Program
$17.3M
Special Education
$3.9M
Vocational
$4.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Hesperia Unified: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. Hesperia Unified sits in the upper quarter of that field at 101 of 644, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all California districts →

Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

San Marcos Unified
$117,648
19,509 students
Redlands Unified
$120,698
19,473 students
Temecula Valley Unified
$123,735
26,510 students
Val Verde Unified
$124,386
19,367 students
Colton Joint Unified
$118,589
19,281 students
Panama-Buena Vista Union
$112,129
19,103 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hesperia Unified
What is the average teacher salary in Hesperia Unified?

The average teacher salary in Hesperia Unified is $130,452 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Hesperia Unified teacher pay compare to the California average?

Hesperia Unified pays 18.0% more than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $130,452.

How does Hesperia Unified teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hesperia Unified pays 85.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $130,452.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hesperia Unified?

Hesperia Unified spends approximately $17,039 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Hesperia Unified's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Hesperia Unified's total expenditure of $391.0M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Hesperia Unified's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.