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Merced City School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 11,013 (2023-2024)
Schools: 19 (2023-2024)
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Merced City School District is a school district in California (Merced County). During the 2024 school year, 11,013 students attended one of the district's 19 schools.

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

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Merced City School District school board Area 2

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Audrea Tuhn and Tsia Xiong ran in the general election for Merced City School District school board Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Merced City School District school board Area 4

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Incumbent Birdi Olivarez-Kidwell and Annie Delgado ran in the general election for Merced City School District school board Area 4 on November 5, 2024.

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Merced City School District school board Area 1

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Incumbent Michael Crass won election in the general election for Merced City School District school board Area 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Merced City School District school board Area 2

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Incumbent Miguel Lopez won election in the general election for Merced City School District school board Area 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Merced City School District school board Area 1

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Incumbent Darrell Cherf won election in the general election for Merced City School District school board Area 1 on November 4, 2014.

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Merced City School District school board Area 3

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Incumbent Adam Cox won election in the general election for Merced City School District school board Area 3 on November 4, 2014.

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Merced City School District school board Area 5

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Incumbent Jessica Kazakos won election in the general election for Merced City School District school board Area 5 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Annie DelgadoArea 420242028
Tsia XiongArea 220242028
Allen BrooksArea 32026
Priya LakireddyArea 12026
Beatrice McCutchenArea 52026

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Overlapping state house districts

Merced City School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 27Esmeralda SoriaDemocratic Party 86% 2%
California State Assembly District 22Juan AlanisRepublican Party 14% 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: $27,561,000 $2,523 14%
Local: $22,048,000 $2,019 11%
State: $144,087,000 $13,192 74%
Total: $193,696,000 $17,734
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $173,386,000 $15,874
Total Current Expenditures: $152,737,000 $13,984
Instructional Expenditures: $92,223,000 $8,443 53%
Student and Staff Support: $17,174,000 $1,572 10%
Administration: $20,497,000 $1,876 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $22,843,000 $2,091 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $15,596,000 $1,427
Construction: $11,178,000 $1,023
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $571,000 $52
Interest on Debt: $2,247,000 $205

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 (%)
2018-2019 27 37 14 23 21-39 30-34 40
2017-2018 25 36 12 21 21-39 30-34 40
2016-2017 23 35 11 19 <=20 35-39 37
2015-2016 22 33 9 18 <=20 40-44 34
2014-2015 19 29 8 15 <=20 30-34 30
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS PS PS
2012-2013 46 62 27 41 40-59 50-54 61
2011-2012 45 60 31 40 60-79 55-59 55
2010-2011 48 62 32 43 60-79 55-59 60

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 (%)
2018-2019 41 52 26 37 40-59 45-49 56
2017-2018 40 50 27 36 40-59 45-49 56
2016-2017 37 51 23 31 21-39 45-49 54
2015-2016 35 48 24 30 21-39 55-59 51
2014-2015 29 42 19 25 21-39 40-44 44
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS PS PS
2012-2013 45 52 31 39 40-59 65-69 63
2011-2012 47 55 36 40 40-59 65-69 64
2010-2011 45 53 34 39 60-79 65-69 62

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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 11,013 0.4
2022-2023 10,973 0.5
2021-2022 10,922 1.1
2020-2021 10,800 -2.6
2019-2020 11,079 0.6
2018-2019 11,009 -0.6
2017-2018 11,077 1.6
2016-2017 10,902 0.1
2015-2016 10,888 0.9
2014-2015 10,788 1.6
2013-2014 10,613 -0.5
2012-2013 10,671 -1.3
2011-2012 10,805 0.2
2010-2011 10,778 -0.3
2009-2010 10,805 -0.7
2008-2009 10,876 -1.0
2007-2008 10,981 0.1
2006-2007 10,965 -3.0
2005-2006 11,289 0.4
2004-2005 11,249 -1.5
2003-2004 11,414 0.3
2002-2003 11,384 -1.6
2001-2002 11,563 0.5
2000-2001 11,500 0.5
1999-2000 11,443 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Merced City School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 9.3 12.1
Black 4.8 4.9
Hispanic 69.0 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 4.8 5.8
White 11.5 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, Merced City School District had 443.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 24.86.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 67.16
Elementary: 375.84
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 443.00

Merced City School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 38.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 18.26
School Administrators: 38.00
School Administrative Support: 49.88
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 164.24
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 33.00
Other Support Services: 262.34

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 Merced City School District operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ada Givens Elementary546KG-6
Alicia Reyes Elementary565KG-6
Allan Peterson Elementary682KG-6
Charles Wright Elementary552KG-6
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary732KG-6
Don Stowell Elementary527KG-6
Franklin Elementary568KG-3
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle6307-8
Herbert Hoover Middle6077-8
Joe Stefani6083-6
John C. Fremont Elementary559KG-6
John Muir Elementary581KG-6
Leontine Gracey Elementary509KG-6
Luther Burbank Elementary727KG-6
Margaret Sheehy Elementary503KG-6
Merced City School District Community Day31KG-6
Rudolph Rivera Elementary894KG-6
Rudolph Rivera Middle6077-8
Tenaya Middle5857-8


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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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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