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Lodi Unified School District, California, elections
Lodi Unified School District |
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District details |
School board members: 7 |
Students: 27,323 (2022-2023) |
Schools: 49 (2022-2023) |
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Lodi Unified School District is a school district in California (San Joaquin County). During the 2023 school year, 27,323 students attended one of the district's 49 schools.
This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.
Elections
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2
Victoria Lenderman defeated Maia Aguirre and incumbent Gary Knackstedt in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Victoria Lenderman (Nonpartisan) | 44.1 | 4,193 | |
Maia Aguirre (Nonpartisan) | 28.4 | 2,696 | ||
Gary Knackstedt (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 2,611 |
Total votes: 9,500 | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6
General election
The general election was canceled. Rommel Bal (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7
Incumbent Joe Nava defeated Joseph Anthony Gardea in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joe Nava (Nonpartisan) | 62.3 | 3,897 | |
Joseph Anthony Gardea (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 2,361 |
Total votes: 6,258 | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1
General election
The general election was canceled. Susan MacFarlane (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3
Sherry Alexander defeated Katherine King, Erich Myers, and Samantha Osborne in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Sherry Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 48.0 | 2,493 | |
Katherine King (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 1,208 | ||
Erich Myers (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 824 | ||
Samantha Osborne (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 672 |
Total votes: 5,197 | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4
Incumbent Courtney Porter defeated Jeremy Duncan and Mark Scrivens in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Courtney Porter (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 4,890 | |
Jeremy Duncan (Nonpartisan) | 38.0 | 3,469 | ||
Mark Scrivens (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 778 |
Total votes: 9,137 | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5
Jeff Stroh defeated Deanne Barth in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jeff Stroh (Nonpartisan) | 60.8 | 3,068 | |
Deanne Barth (Nonpartisan) | 39.2 | 1,977 |
Total votes: 5,045 | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2
Incumbent Gary Knackstedt defeated Richard Vasquez in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gary Knackstedt (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 62.5 | 6,999 | |
![]() | Richard Vasquez (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 36.7 | 4,110 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 89 |
Total votes: 11,198 | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6
Incumbent Ron Freitas defeated Christopher Pack in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ron Freitas (Nonpartisan) | 75.1 | 6,296 | |
Christopher Pack (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 2,055 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 32 |
Total votes: 8,383 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luke Joseph Price (Nonpartisan)
Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7
Incumbent Joe Nava defeated Jessica Mitchell, Juan Troy, and Kelley Marable in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joe Nava (Nonpartisan) | 38.0 | 2,800 | |
Jessica Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 31.1 | 2,291 | ||
Juan Troy (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 1,133 | ||
Kelley Marable (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 1,102 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 34 |
Total votes: 7,360 | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1
Susan MacFarlane defeated incumbent Bonnie Cassel in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Susan MacFarlane (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 3,871 | |
![]() | Bonnie Cassel (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 2,833 |
Total votes: 6,704 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3
General election
The general election was canceled. George Neely (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4
Courtney Porter defeated Dave Sorgent and Kanwaljeet Gill in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Courtney Porter (Nonpartisan) | 57.4 | 4,803 | |
Dave Sorgent (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 2,100 | ||
Kanwaljeet Gill (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 1,464 |
Total votes: 8,367 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5
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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5
Incumbent Ron Heberle defeated Ramon Yepez in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ron Heberle (Nonpartisan) | 73.8 | 3,592 |
Ramon Yepez (Nonpartisan) | 26.2 | 1,277 |
Total votes: 4,869 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2
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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2
Incumbent Gary Knackstedt won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2016.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Gary Knackstedt (Nonpartisan) |
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6
Incumbent Ron Freitas won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6 on November 8, 2016.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Ron Freitas (Nonpartisan) |
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7
Incumbent Joe Nava won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on November 8, 2016.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Joe Nava (Nonpartisan) |
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1
Incumbent Bonnie Cassel won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bonnie Cassel (Nonpartisan) |
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3
Incumbent George Neely won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | George Neely (Nonpartisan) |
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4
General election
General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4
Incumbent Daryl R. Talken won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Daryl R. Talken (Nonpartisan) |
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5
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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5
Incumbent Ron Heberle won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ron Heberle (Nonpartisan) |
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About the district
School board
The Lodi Unified School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.
Name | Seat | Year assumed office | Year term ends |
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Joe Nava | Area 7 | 2028 | |
Victoria Lenderman | Area 2 | 2024 | 2028 |
Rommel Bal | Area 6 | 2023 | 2028 |
Sherry Alexander | Area 3 | 2022 | 2026 |
Jeff Stroh | Area 5 | 2022 | 2026 |
Susan MacFarlane | Area 1 | 2018 | 2026 |
Courtney Porter | Area 4 | 2018 | 2026 |
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Overlapping state house districts
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]
SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Federal: | $68,883,000 | $2,469 | 14% |
Local: | $100,428,000 | $3,600 | 21% |
State: | $311,369,000 | $11,162 | 65% |
Total: | $480,680,000 | $17,231 |
TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Total Expenditures: | $508,293,000 | $18,220 | |
Total Current Expenditures: | $405,740,000 | $14,544 | |
Instructional Expenditures: | $242,929,000 | $8,708 | 48% |
Student and Staff Support: | $38,246,000 | $1,371 | 8% |
Administration: | $60,784,000 | $2,178 | 12% |
Operations, Food Service, Other: | $63,781,000 | $2,286 | 13% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $88,076,000 | $3,157 | |
Construction: | $85,545,000 | $3,066 | |
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $1,770,000 | $63 | |
Interest on Debt: | $11,364,000 | $407 |
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 (%) |
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2020-2021 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 30-39 | 27 | 36 |
2018-2019 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 26 | 30-34 | 37 | 45 |
2017-2018 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 25 | 35-39 | 35 | 45 |
2016-2017 | 33 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 35-39 | 37 | 44 |
2015-2016 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 22 | 30-34 | 30-34 | 41 |
2014-2015 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 20 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 38 |
2013-2014 | 59 | 72 | 45-49 | 49 | >=50 | 60-79 | 66 |
2012-2013 | 52 | 61 | 35 | 44 | 40-44 | 50-54 | 62 |
2011-2012 | 52 | 63 | 33 | 44 | 45-49 | 47 | 60 |
2010-2011 | 51 | 61 | 33 | 43 | 45-49 | 46 | 59 |
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 (%) |
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2020-2021 | 36 | 45 | 20 | 29 | 50-59 | 41 | 48 |
2018-2019 | 44 | 53 | 22 | 38 | 40-44 | 48 | 56 |
2017-2018 | 43 | 51 | 24 | 36 | 40-44 | 45 | 56 |
2016-2017 | 43 | 52 | 24 | 35 | 45-49 | 48 | 56 |
2015-2016 | 40 | 51 | 21 | 32 | 40-44 | 35-39 | 51 |
2014-2015 | 37 | 47 | 21 | 29 | 40-44 | 30-34 | 49 |
2013-2014 | 53 | 59 | 40-44 | 43 | >=50 | 40-59 | 65 |
2012-2013 | 49 | 54 | 36 | 40 | 45-49 | 45-49 | 64 |
2011-2012 | 51 | 57 | 37 | 42 | 50-54 | 53 | 65 |
2010-2011 | 49 | 53 | 37 | 39 | 45-49 | 49 | 64 |
The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2019-2020 | 87 | 89 | 70-74 | 86 | >=50 | 75-79 | 90 |
2018-2019 | 89 | 92 | 80-84 | 88 | >=50 | 85-89 | 90 |
2017-2018 | 85 | 89 | 70-74 | 85 | >=50 | 80-89 | 86 |
2016-2017 | 84 | 88 | 70-74 | 82 | >=50 | 80-89 | 86 |
2015-2016 | 85 | 87 | 65-69 | 83 | >=50 | >=80 | 90 |
2014-2015 | 85 | 88 | 70-74 | 84 | PS | >=80 | 89 |
2013-2014 | 81 | 85 | 65-69 | 76 | >=50 | 60-79 | 86 |
2012-2013 | 83 | 86 | 70-74 | 80 | >=50 | >=80 | 86 |
2011-2012 | 81 | 84 | 75-79 | 78 | >=50 | 60-79 | 83 |
2010-2011 | 77 | 79 | 60-64 | 72 | >=50 | >=50 | 83 |
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 (%) |
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2022-2023 | 27,323 | -2.0 |
2021-2022 | 27,873 | -0.1 |
2020-2021 | 27,896 | -2.6 |
2019-2020 | 28,626 | -1.1 |
2018-2019 | 28,941 | -8.5 |
2017-2018 | 31,394 | 1.9 |
2016-2017 | 30,797 | 1.3 |
2015-2016 | 30,395 | 0.2 |
2014-2015 | 30,349 | 0.3 |
2013-2014 | 30,256 | 0.1 |
2012-2013 | 30,222 | -0.3 |
2011-2012 | 30,319 | -0.7 |
2010-2011 | 30,528 | -1.4 |
2009-2010 | 30,942 | -0.9 |
2008-2009 | 31,216 | -1.3 |
2007-2008 | 31,609 | 1.1 |
2006-2007 | 31,266 | 1.1 |
2005-2006 | 30,911 | 2.6 |
2004-2005 | 30,092 | 3.0 |
2003-2004 | 29,178 | 2.7 |
2002-2003 | 28,396 | 1.9 |
2001-2002 | 27,855 | 1.9 |
2000-2001 | 27,339 | 3.5 |
1999-2000 | 26,394 | 0.0 |
RACE | Lodi Unified School District (%) | California K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 21.3 | 0.0 |
Black | 6.4 | 0.0 |
Hispanic | 48.3 | 0.0 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Two or More Races | 6.2 | 0.0 |
White | 16.7 | 0.0 |
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 2022-2023 school year, Lodi Unified School District had 1,269.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.52.
TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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Prekindergarten: | 0.00 |
Kindergarten: | 98.22 |
Elementary: | 720.99 |
Secondary: | 450.46 |
Total: | 1,269.67 |
Lodi Unified School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 87.90 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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District Administrators: | 6.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 119.38 |
School Administrators: | 87.90 |
School Administrative Support: | 139.86 |
TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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Instructional Aides: | 412.08 |
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 13.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 52.75 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 25.96 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 21.95 |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 1.56 |
Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
Student Support Services: | 80.70 |
Other Support Services: | 486.98 |
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]
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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