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School district · California · LEAID 0635850

Santa Ynez Valley Union High

Santa Ynez Valley Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (853 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Santa Ynez Valley Union High come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$87,452
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$25,416
Per-pupil spending
853
Students enrolled
11th
Pct. in CA
$87,452

Santa Ynez Valley Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (853 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $87,452, above the national average of $70,245, serving 853 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Santa Ynez Valley Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (853 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 11th percentile for California
  • 82nd percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Santa Ynez Valley Union High ranks #667 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #128 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
  • +25.8% 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, Santa Ynez Valley Union High's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into special education , 10.8 points below the state median of 10.8%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median California district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Santa Ynez CA median Gap
Regular program 96.3% 85.8% +10.5 pp
Special education 0.0% 10.8% -10.8 pp
Vocational programs 1.3% 0.0% +1.3 pp
Other programs 2.4% 0.4% +2.0 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 0635850 · FY2023.

LEAID 0635850 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Santa Ynez F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -21% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P11 in state RANK-NAT-MID P82 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-SMALL 853 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Northern FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $87,452 estimated average teacher salary · P11 in California · P82 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Modesto ($7,658est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Santa Ynez

Salary neighbourhood · Santa Ynez

Santa Ynez trails 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 Santa Ynez

Santa Ynez Valley Union High's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$87,452 Top 18% higher than 82% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $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. Santa Ynez Valley Union High $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

Santa Ynez 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 Santa Ynez Valley Union High ranks #667 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #128 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

Santa Ynez Valley 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 Santa Ynez Valley Union High

  • Enrolment fell from 926 to 853 students (7.9% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,416 is among the highest in the nation.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$87,451.571

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
$77,946

-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 Santa Ynez Valley Union High

What the Numbers Say About Santa Ynez Valley Union High

Santa Ynez Valley Union High is a small school district in California, serving 853 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,416. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $87,452, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0635850 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Santa Ynez Valley Union High runs materially below the state benchmark, a 20.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 11% 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, Santa Ynez Valley Union High reports $21.7M in total expenditure against $21.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.9M.

How does Santa Ynez Valley 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.

Santa Ynez Valley Union High $87,452
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Santa Ynez Valley Union High pays -15.8% less than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $25,416 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, Santa Ynez Valley Union High sits closest to Northern Humboldt Union High; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Earlimart Elementary. 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. Northern Humboldt Union High
  2. Ackerman Charter
  3. Calaveras Unified
  4. Hope Elementary
  5. Pierce Joint Unified
  6. Bella Vista Elementary
  7. Vineland Elementary
  8. Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary
  9. Caruthers Unified
  10. Washington Colony Elementary
  11. Siskiyou Union High
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Earlimart Elementary
  2. Corning Union Elementary
  3. Buttonwillow Union Elementary
  4. Taft Union High
  5. Los Altos Elementary
  6. Pacific Union Elementary
  7. Cucamonga Elementary
  8. Planada Elementary
  9. West Park Elementary
  10. Woodville Union Elementary
  11. McFarland Unified

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Santa Ynez Valley Union High's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Santa Ynez Valley Union High: closest on enrollment (853 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($87,452 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

$21.7M
Total Revenue
$21.7M
Total Expenditure
$4.6M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.9M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Santa Ynez Valley Union High: the regular program, vocational programs and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education. 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. Placed 594 of 644, Santa Ynez Valley Union High is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing 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.

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Other California Districts

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

Orchard Elementary
$131,222
763 students
Bennett Valley Union Elementary
$94,571
951 students
Esparto Unified
$95,722
954 students
Needles Unified
$109,897
955 students
Columbia Elementary
$81,326
750 students
Fresno County Office of Education
$156,394
748 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 Santa Ynez Valley Union High
What is the average teacher salary in Santa Ynez Valley Union High?

The average teacher salary in Santa Ynez Valley Union High is $87,452 (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 Santa Ynez Valley Union High teacher pay compare to the California average?

Santa Ynez Valley Union High pays 20.9% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $87,452.

How does Santa Ynez Valley Union High teacher pay compare to the national average?

Santa Ynez Valley Union High pays 24.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $87,452.

What is the per-pupil spending in Santa Ynez Valley Union High?

Santa Ynez Valley Union High spends approximately $25,416 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Santa Ynez Valley Union High's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Santa Ynez Valley Union High's total expenditure of $21.7M (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. Santa Ynez Valley 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.