Sierra Sands Unified 鈥� Kern County, CA: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

4,974

Students enrolled

11

Public schools

238

Classroom teachers (FTE)

20.9:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Kindergarten 446
Grade 1 313
Grade 2 346
Grade 3 356
Grade 4 372
Grade 5 376
Grade 6 344
Grade 7 383
Grade 8 407
Grade 9 433
Grade 10 408
Grade 11 387
Grade 12 403

By race/ethnicity

White 46%
Hispanic/Latino 35%
Black or African American 8%
Two or more races 7%
Asian 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 2,926 of 4,974 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 49%
Reduced-price lunch 10%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$16,727 spent per student on day-to-day operations California median: $19,068 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $9,220
Support services $6,914
Other (food service, etc.) $593

Where the money comes from

Local 12%
State 54%
Federal 34%

Total revenue $131.1 milliontotal spending $136.0 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: RemoteStudents: 60% town, 40% rural

Total staff (FTE)

562

District office

113 West Felspar Ave., Ridgecrest CA 93555

Phone

(760) 499-1600

County

Kern County

Official website

NCES District ID

636800

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About Sierra Sands Unified

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Sierra Sands is committed to providing the highest quality education in a safe environment to all K-12 students. We believe the school shares with the family, church, and community the responsibility for developing life-long learners who are responsible, productive citizens.

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