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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,825 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Empire Union School District is a school district in California (Stanislaus County). During the 2024 school year, 2,825 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Empire Union School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Carole Dovichi2028
Loretta Stein2028
Doug Bentley2026
Bob McDonough2026
Gina Smith2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Empire Union School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 9Heath FloraRepublican Party 64% 1%
California State Assembly District 22Juan AlanisRepublican Party 36% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $6,330,000 $2,199 11%
Local: $17,042,000 $5,919 30%
State: $32,916,000 $11,433 58%
Total: $56,288,000 $19,551
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $47,013,000 $16,329
Total Current Expenditures: $45,359,000 $15,755
Instructional Expenditures: $29,072,000 $10,097 62%
Student and Staff Support: $4,371,000 $1,518 9%
Administration: $4,760,000 $1,653 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,156,000 $2,485 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $664,000 $230
Construction: $664,000 $230
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $223,000 $77
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 19 35-39 15-19 17 PS 20-29 24
2020-2021 <50 PS <50
2018-2019 31 40-44 10-14 29 <50 30-34 36
2017-2018 31 45-49 15-19 29 <50 35-39 37
2016-2017 28 35-39 15-19 25 <50 35-39 35
2015-2016 22 30-34 10-14 20 <50 25-29 27
2014-2015 21 35-39 15-19 18 <50 20-29 27
2013-2014 70-79 PS 60-79 PS >=80
2012-2013 53 60-64 30-34 51 >=50 60-79 58
2011-2012 52 65-69 50-54 48 40-59 >=50 58
2010-2011 50 60-64 30-34 48 40-59 PS 56

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 31 50-54 25-29 28 PS 40-49 36
2020-2021 <50 PS <50
2018-2019 39 55-59 20-24 38 <50 50-54 42
2017-2018 41 55-59 25-29 38 <50 45-49 48
2016-2017 38 45-49 35-39 35 >=50 45-49 42
2015-2016 33 40-44 20-24 32 <50 35-39 36
2014-2015 30 30-34 20-24 27 <50 30-39 37
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=80 PS >=80
2012-2013 53 50-54 40-44 50 >=50 60-79 61
2011-2012 55 55-59 50-54 52 40-59 >=50 62
2010-2011 52 50-54 40-44 48 60-79 PS 60

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,825 -1.8
2022-2023 2,875 -0.1
2021-2022 2,879 0.5
2020-2021 2,866 -4.5
2019-2020 2,996 -1.8
2018-2019 3,051 1.0
2017-2018 3,020 -0.2
2016-2017 3,025 -0.8
2015-2016 3,049 0.5
2014-2015 3,034 2.0
2013-2014 2,974 2.7
2012-2013 2,894 -3.6
2011-2012 2,997 -2.3
2010-2011 3,067 -1.0
2009-2010 3,099 -7.4
2008-2009 3,328 -5.3
2007-2008 3,504 -4.1
2006-2007 3,647 -5.1
2005-2006 3,832 -3.6
2004-2005 3,970 -2.4
2003-2004 4,066 -4.4
2002-2003 4,244 3.5
2001-2002 4,095 -0.7
2000-2001 4,125 0.1
1999-2000 4,122 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Empire Union School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.9 12.1
Black 4.4 4.9
Hispanic 68.6 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.5 0.4
Two or More Races 3.7 5.8
White 16.8 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Empire Union School District had 124.55 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.68.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 19.36
Elementary: 105.19
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 124.55

Empire Union School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 10.38
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 12.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 50.41
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.70
Other Support Services: 119.38

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Empire Union School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alice N. Stroud Elementary417KG-6
Bernard L. Hughes Elementary474KG-6
Capistrano Elementary468KG-6
Christine Sipherd Elementary484KG-6
Empire Elementary374KG-6
Norman N. Glick Middle6017-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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