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Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High sits in the highest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $176,774 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mountain View-Los Altos Union High come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$176,774
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$43,993
Per-pupil spending
4,430
Students enrolled
99th
Pct. in CA
$176,774

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High sits in the highest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $176,774 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $176,774, above the national average of $70,245, serving 4,430 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Mountain View-Los Altos Union High sits in the highest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $176,774 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 99th percentile for California
  • 100th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Mountain View-Los Altos Union High ranks #3 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #15 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

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High's instructional payroll puts 80.6% into regular program , 5.2 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 Mountain View-Los CA median Gap
Regular program 80.6% 85.8% -5.2 pp
Special education 14.2% 10.8% +3.4 pp
Vocational programs 3.3% 0.0% +3.3 pp
Other programs 1.9% 0.4% +1.6 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 0626310 · FY2023.

LEAID 0626310 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mountain View-Los F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +60% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P99 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P100 national PPE-HIGH $44K/pupil ENR-MID 4,430 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Las FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $176,774 estimated average teacher salary · P99 in California · P100 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: San ($29,611est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mountain View-Los

Salary neighbourhood · Mountain View-Los

Mountain View-Los 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Mountain View-Los

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$176,774 Top 1% higher than 100% 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%). Below this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Below this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Below this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). This entry sits in this band. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $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

Mountain View-Los 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 Mountain View-Los Altos Union High ranks #3 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #15 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

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High 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 Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, the highest estimate among the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $43,993 is among the highest in the nation.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$176,774.221

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
$157,560

-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 Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

What the Numbers Say About Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High is a small-to-mid-sized school district in California, serving 4,430 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $43,993. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $176,774, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0626310 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 59.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (151.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 99% 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, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High reports $194.9M in total expenditure against $173.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $34.1M, special-education teacher pay is $6.0M.

How does Mountain View-Los Altos Union High compare?

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

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High $176,774
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High pays +70.3% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $43,993 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, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High sits closest to Las Lomitas Elementary; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Nevada County Office of Education. 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. Las Lomitas Elementary
  2. Carmel Unified
  3. Santa Clara Unified
  4. Saint Helena Unified
  5. Palo Alto Unified
  6. Laguna Beach Unified
  7. Hillsborough City Elementary
  8. Los Gatos Union Elementary
  9. Solana Beach Elementary
  10. Hawthorne
  11. Fremont Union High
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Nevada County Office of Education
  2. Saint Helena Unified
  3. Lawndale Elementary
  4. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
  5. Mountain View Whisman
  6. Palo Alto Unified
  7. Sonoma Valley Unified
  8. Carmel Unified
  9. Santa Clara Unified
  10. Jefferson Union High
  11. San Mateo Union High

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mountain View-Los Altos Union High's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mountain View-Los Altos Union High: closest on enrollment (4,430 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($176,774 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

$173.0M
Total Revenue
$194.9M
Total Expenditure
$48.9M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$34.1M
Regular Program
$6.0M
Special Education
$1.4M
Vocational
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Only third place separates it from the ceiling: among the 644 districts of comparable size, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. 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.

Burton Elementary
$109,193
4,784 students
Tamalpais Union High
$131,470
4,813 students
Santa Paula Unified
$125,741
4,852 students
Placer Union High
$108,750
4,001 students
Lindsay Unified
$120,320
3,976 students
Tahoe-Truckee Unified
$140,295
3,965 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 Mountain View-Los Altos Union High
What is the average teacher salary in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High?

The average teacher salary in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High is $176,774 (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 Mountain View-Los Altos Union High teacher pay compare to the California average?

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High pays 59.9% more than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $176,774.

How does Mountain View-Los Altos Union High teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High pays 151.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $176,774.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High?

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High spends approximately $43,993 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mountain View-Los Altos Union High's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Mountain View-Los Altos Union High's total expenditure of $194.9M (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. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High'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.