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Western Placer Unified School District, California

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Western Placer Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 7,913 (2023-2024)
Schools: 14 (2023-2024)
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Western Placer Unified School District is a school district in California (Placer County). During the 2024 school year, 7,913 students attended one of the district's 14 schools.

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

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School board

The Western Placer Unified 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
Criste Freymond2028
Jason Price2028
George Dykstra2026
Marjorie Proffitt2026
April Nitsos20212026

Elections

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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: $11,928,000 $1,635 8%
Local: $87,370,000 $11,975 60%
State: $45,751,000 $6,271 32%
Total: $145,049,000 $19,881
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $108,941,000 $14,931
Total Current Expenditures: $92,409,000 $12,665
Instructional Expenditures: $58,672,000 $8,041 54%
Student and Staff Support: $9,140,000 $1,252 8%
Administration: $13,003,000 $1,782 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,594,000 $1,589 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,487,000 $477
Construction: $3,062,000 $419
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $114,000 $15
Interest on Debt: $11,008,000 $1,508


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 (%)
2020-2021 39 50-54 30-39 25 40-59 35-39 44
2018-2019 51 65-69 30-34 38 50-59 40-44 58
2017-2018 48 55-59 35-39 33 50-59 60-69 55
2016-2017 39 53 25-29 28 50-59 30-34 43
2015-2016 42 55-59 35-39 28 40-49 35-39 48
2014-2015 41 55-59 20-29 25 20-29 40-44 48
2013-2014 69 60-79 PS 55-59 >=50 >=50 75-79
2012-2013 59 70-74 40-49 48 50-59 60-64 64
2011-2012 59 76 30-34 49 40-44 50-54 62
2010-2011 58 70-74 35-39 50 40-44 55-59 61

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 56 65-69 50-59 44 60-79 50-54 62
2018-2019 61 70-74 50-54 49 70-79 55-59 65
2017-2018 59 65-69 55-59 46 70-79 70-79 65
2016-2017 54 68 40-44 42 60-69 40-44 58
2015-2016 57 65-69 55-59 44 50-59 60-64 62
2014-2015 51 60-64 50-59 36 40-49 50-54 58
2013-2014 66 60-79 PS 45-49 >=50 >=50 70-74
2012-2013 62 70-74 50-59 49 40-49 65-69 68
2011-2012 64 72 50-54 51 60-64 65-69 69
2010-2011 63 70-74 45-49 50 55-59 70-74 68

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 93 >=90 >=50 90-94 >=50 >=80 90-94
2018-2019 88 >=80 >=50 80-84 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 91 >=90 >=50 85-89 >=50 >=50 90-94
2016-2017 86 >=90 >=50 85-89 PS <50 85-89
2015-2016 87 >=80 PS 85-89 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 89 >=80 PS 80-84 >=50 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 87 >=80 >=50 85-89 PS >=50 85-89
2012-2013 88 >=80 PS 80-84 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90 >=80 >=50 80-84 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 85 >=80 PS 80-84 PS PS 85-89


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 7,913 4.0
2022-2023 7,593 3.9
2021-2022 7,296 2.9
2020-2021 7,081 -2.5
2019-2020 7,259 2.4
2018-2019 7,088 -29.1
2017-2018 9,154 1.5
2016-2017 9,020 -0.8
2015-2016 9,092 -0.3
2014-2015 9,116 0.4
2013-2014 9,084 -4.0
2012-2013 9,447 2.9
2011-2012 9,170 0.0
2010-2011 9,170 -2.0
2009-2010 9,350 -1.2
2008-2009 9,459 2.9
2007-2008 9,182 7.3
2006-2007 8,511 7.9
2005-2006 7,842 8.7
2004-2005 7,160 -2.1
2003-2004 7,309 0.4
2002-2003 7,280 3.3
2001-2002 7,040 11.8
2000-2001 6,208 1.8
1999-2000 6,097 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Western Placer Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.2 12.1
Black 1.6 4.9
Hispanic 32.1 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.4
Two or More Races 8.0 5.8
White 51.2 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, Western Placer Unified School District had 353.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.36.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 35.91
Elementary: 197.18
Secondary: 120.86
Total: 353.95

Western Placer Unified School District employed 15.40 district administrators and 18.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 15.40
District Administrative Support: 23.38
School Administrators: 18.00
School Administrative Support: 47.04
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 72.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 26.50
Other Support Services: 182.32


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 Western Placer Unified School District operates 14 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Atlas Learning Academy86KG-12
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary432KG-5
Creekside Oaks Elementary526KG-5
First Street Elementary389KG-5
Foskett Ranch Elementary416KG-5
Glen Edwards Middle7986-8
Lincoln Crossing Elementary455KG-5
Lincoln High1,1929-12
Phoenix High (Continuation)1099-12
Scott M. Leaman547KG-5
Sheridan Elementary59KG-5
Twelve Bridges Elementary697KG-5
Twelve Bridges High1,2479-12
Twelve Bridges Middle9246-8

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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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