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Sanger Unified School District
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Fresno County, California
District details
Superintendent: Dennis Wiechmann
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

Sanger Unified School District is a school district in California.

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Superintendent

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Dennis Wiechmann is the superintendent of the Sanger Unified School District. Wiechmann was appointed superintendent on April 18, 2023 and started serving in July 2023. Wiechmann's previous career experience includes working in the district as an assistant superintendent.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Adela Madrigal Jones was the superintendent of the Sanger Unified School District from 2018 until 2023. Jones' previous career experience includes working as the district's associate superintendent.[2][3]
  • Matthew Navo was the superintendent of the Sanger Unified School District from 2013 to 2018.[4][2]

School board

The Sanger Unified School District school board consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms.

Elections

See also: Sanger Unified School District, California, elections

Members of the Sanger Unified School District school board are elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for election on a staggered basis every even-numbered year in November.

Four seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.


Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Sanger Unified School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]


District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $26,016,000 $1,988 10%
Local: $46,822,000 $3,578 19%
State: $177,304,000 $13,548 71%
Total: $250,142,000 $19,114
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $252,805,000 $19,317
Total Current Expenditures: $185,681,000 $14,188
Instructional Expenditures: $109,151,000 $8,340 43%
Student and Staff Support: $24,521,000 $1,873 10%
Administration: $21,578,000 $1,648 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $30,431,000 $2,325 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $52,366,000 $4,001
Construction: $51,240,000 $3,915
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,417,000 $184
Interest on Debt: $10,827,000 $827


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[7] $60,985 $103,324
2023-2024[8] $57,322 $97,118
2020-2021[9] $49,499 $83,863

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.[10]

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 (%)
2020-2021 22 40-44 <50 17 PS <50 30-34
2018-2019 43 56 40-44 36 >=50 60-64 63
2017-2018 41 56 25-29 34 40-59 50-54 60
2016-2017 39 53 30-34 33 40-59 50-54 57
2015-2016 37 51 20-24 30 <50 50-54 58
2014-2015 36 50 25-29 29 40-59 45-49 55
2013-2014 71 80-84 >=50 65 >=50 PS 85-89
2012-2013 72 86 60-64 68 60-79 65-69 80
2011-2012 70 83 65-69 65 60-79 70-79 80
2010-2011 67 80 70-74 63 40-59 60-69 76

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 (%)
2020-2021 62 75-79 >=50 57 PS 40-59 75-79
2018-2019 53 63 40-44 47 >=50 65-69 72
2017-2018 52 64 40-44 46 40-59 65-69 68
2016-2017 48 61 40-44 43 40-59 55-59 65
2015-2016 47 61 35-39 41 <50 60-64 66
2014-2015 45 60 35-39 39 40-59 55-59 63
2013-2014 65 65-69 >=50 60 >=50 PS 80-84
2012-2013 62 72 55-59 56 40-59 60-64 79
2011-2012 61 71 60-64 55 40-59 60-69 79
2010-2011 58 68 60-64 53 40-59 60-69 73

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 (%)
2019-2020 94 >=95 >=50 94 PS >=50 >=95
2018-2019 95 >=95 PS 95 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 93 >=95 >=50 92 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 89 >=95 >=50 88 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 97 >=95 >=50 97 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 95 >=95 >=50 96 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 92 >=95 >=50 91 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 97 >=95 >=50 96 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 95 >=95 >=50 95 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 94 >=95 >=50 94 PS PS 90-94


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 13,250 0.5
2022-2023 13,188 0.8
2021-2022 13,087 3.5
2020-2021 12,625 -0.1
2019-2020 12,641 2.7
2018-2019 12,305 1.6
2017-2018 12,102 3.1
2016-2017 11,722 2.4
2015-2016 11,438 2.0
2014-2015 11,204 0.6
2013-2014 11,140 2.0
2012-2013 10,916 0.4
2011-2012 10,872 1.1
2010-2011 10,752 2.3
2009-2010 10,501 1.3
2008-2009 10,368 2.3
2007-2008 10,129 4.4
2006-2007 9,688 5.5
2005-2006 9,160 3.2
2004-2005 8,863 1.9
2003-2004 8,695 5.5
2002-2003 8,213 3.0
2001-2002 7,969 1.9
2000-2001 7,818 1.6
1999-2000 7,692 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sanger Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.2 12.1
Black 1.2 4.9
Hispanic 69.7 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 4.1 5.8
White 10.4 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

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Sanger Unified School District had 584.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.67.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 54.08
Elementary: 350.34
Secondary: 180.04
Total: 584.46

Sanger Unified School District employed 36.60 district administrators and 36.20 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 36.60
District Administrative Support: 51.05
School Administrators: 36.20
School Administrative Support: 67.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 151.18
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 23.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 56.60
Other Support Services: 277.64


Schools

The Sanger Unified School District operates 20 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Centerville Elementary419KG-8
Community Day357-11
Del Rey Elementary232KG-6
Fairmont Elementary697KG-8
Hallmark Academy313KG-12
Jackson Elementary386KG-6
Jefferson Elementary508KG-6
John S. Wash Elementary815KG-6
Kings River High (Continuation)737-12
Lincoln Elementary482KG-6
Lone Star Elementary641KG-6
Madison Elementary431KG-6
Quail Lake Environmental Charter596KG-8
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary491KG-6
Sanger Academy Charter619KG-8
Sanger High2,4439-12
Sanger West High1,3869-12
Sequoia Elementary692KG-6
Washington Academic Middle1,5347-8
Wilson Elementary457KG-6

Contact information

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Sanger Unified School District
1905 Seventh St.
Sanger, CA 93657
Phone: 559-524-6521


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Fresno Bee, "Sanger Unified schools hire new superintendent. Board says he’s a ‘proven leader’," April 28, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Adela Jones," accessed November 6, 2019
  3. ↑ The Sanger Scene, "New SUSD Superintendent, Adela Jones, is ready to inspire the district team and impact student learning," August 1, 2018
  4. ↑ LinkedIn, "Matthew Navo," accessed March 3, 2016
  5. ↑ Sanger Unified School District, "BB 9323 - Meeting Conduct," accessed June 14, 2021
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  7. ↑ Sanger Unified School District, "Salary Schedules: 2023-2024," accessed February 6, 2024
  8. ↑ Sanger Unified School District, "Salary Schedules: 2023-2024," accessed February 6, 2024
  9. ↑ Sanger Unified School District, "Salary Schedules: 2020-2021," accessed June 14, 2021
  10. ↑ 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
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