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Sanger Unified

Sanger Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (13,188 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sanger Unified come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$108,232
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$23,123
Per-pupil spending
13,188
Students enrolled
48th
Pct. in CA
$108,232

Sanger Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (13,188 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $108,232, above the national average of $70,245, serving 13,188 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Sanger Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (13,188 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 48th percentile for California
  • 94th percentile nationally
  • 22% 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.
  • Sanger Unified ranks #381 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #215 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
  • +21.8% 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, Sanger Unified's instructional payroll puts 5.1% into other programs , 4.7 points above the state median of 0.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Sanger Unified CA median Gap
Regular program 87.2% 85.8% +1.4 pp
Special education 6.6% 10.8% -4.2 pp
Vocational programs 1.2% 0.0% +1.2 pp
Other programs 5.1% 0.4% +4.7 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 0635250 · FY2023.

LEAID 0635250 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sanger Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P48 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P94 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-LARGE 13.2K students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Atwater FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $108,232 estimated average teacher salary · P48 in California · P94 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Visalia (+$477est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sanger Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Sanger Unified

Sanger Unified sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Sanger Unified

Sanger Unified's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$108,232 Top 6% higher than 94% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $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. Sanger 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

Sanger Unified in California's lower-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 Sanger Unified ranks #381 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #215 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

Sanger 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 Sanger Unified

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 94% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +21.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing California's statewide +25.3% by 3.5 points, a growth rate faster than 37% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.2% here, from 12,305 students in FY2019 to 13,188 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
$108,231.599

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
$96,467

-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 Sanger Unified

What the Numbers Say About Sanger Unified

Sanger Unified is a mid-sized school district in California, serving 13,188 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,123. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $108,232, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0635250 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Sanger Unified runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (54.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 48% 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, Sanger Unified reports $304.9M in total expenditure against $292.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $55.6M, special-education teacher pay is $4.2M.

How does Sanger Unified compare?

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

Sanger Unified $108,232
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Sanger Unified pays +4.2% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $23,123 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, Sanger Unified sits closest to Atwater Elementary; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is La Canada 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. Atwater Elementary
  2. Inglewood Unified
  3. Central Unified
  4. Fullerton Joint Union High
  5. West Covina Unified
  6. Livermore Valley Joint Unified
  7. Burbank Unified
  8. Visalia Unified
  9. Placer Union High
  10. Greenfield Union
  11. Sacramento City Unified
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. La Canada Unified
  2. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
  3. Kerman Unified
  4. Greenfield Union
  5. Ocean View
  6. Hueneme Elementary
  7. Porterville Unified
  8. Alum Rock Union Elementary
  9. San Luis Coastal Unified
  10. West Contra Costa Unified
  11. Westminster

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sanger Unified: closest on enrollment (13,188 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($108,232 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

$292.7M
Total Revenue
$304.9M
Total Expenditure
$68.5M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$55.6M
Regular Program
$4.2M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$3.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Sanger 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 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% 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. Sanger Unified places 370 of 644 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Etiwanda Elementary
$120,457
13,387 students
Livermore Valley Joint Unified
$107,882
12,925 students
Cupertino Union
$125,479
13,455 students
Walnut Valley Unified
$114,882
13,486 students
Apple Valley Unified
$92,337
13,581 students
Paramount Unified
$134,598
12,698 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 Sanger Unified
What is the average teacher salary in Sanger Unified?

The average teacher salary in Sanger Unified is $108,232 (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 Sanger Unified teacher pay compare to the California average?

Sanger Unified pays 2.1% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $108,232.

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

Sanger Unified pays 54.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $108,232.

What is the per-pupil spending in Sanger Unified?

Sanger Unified spends approximately $23,123 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Sanger Unified's total expenditure of $304.9M (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. Sanger 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.