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Los Banos Unified School District

11,041 students · 17 schools · 23.1:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #135 of 1976 in California

Students
11,041
Schools
17
Teachers (FTE)
478
Student–Teacher
23.1:1
County
Merced
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Los Banos Unified School District

Los Banos Unified School District is a public school system serving Merced County, California, based in Los Banos. It serves 11,041 students across 17 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #135 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone2098263801
Address1717 South 11Th St., Los Banos, CA 93635
CountyMerced County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Los Banos Unified School District enrolls 11,041 students in 17 schools — an average of about 649 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #135 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
11,041
#135 of 1976 in California
Schools
17
~649 students each
Grade span
K–12
Town: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Los Banos Unified School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (11,041 students reported):

White
8%
Black
1%
Hispanic
87%
Asian
1%
Two or more
1%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Los Banos Unified School District employs about 478 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 23.1:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 1,056.

Student–teacher ratio
23.1:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
478
classroom teachers
Total staff
1,056
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Los Banos Unified School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Los Banos Unified School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Los Banos Unified School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Los Banos Unified School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#135
of 1976 districts
Ratio
23.1:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Town: Distant
Merced County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Los Banos Unified School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Los Banos Unified School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0622740. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.