C+
Hayward Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Hayward.
Students
17,273
Schools
28
Spent per student
$22,288
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$887.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Hayward Unified School District
- School Grade C+: better than 44% of California districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 5% more per student than the CA average
- 21 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.4% since 2020
- Debt of $887.2M, about $51,361 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cherryland.
K–5Colonial Acres ElementarySan Lorenzo Unified School District
6–89 middle schoolsThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. CA
2019–20Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$22,288 per student · 5% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 52%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
18,254’20
17,332’21
17,887’22
17,522’23
17,273’24
Down 5.4% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 67%Asian 15%Black 7%Two or more races 5%White 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
28 public schools.
Cherryland Elementary
855 students24:1
Burbank Elementary
800 students25:1
Harder Elementary
671 students23:1
Schafer Park Elementary
606 students22:1
Stonebrae Elementary
605 students22:1
Tyrrell Elementary
597 students24:1
Southgate Elementary
581 students22:1
Fairview Elementary
543 students25:1
Longwood Elementary
517 students22:1
Park Elementary
504 students23:1
Palma Ceia Elementary
484 students23:1
Eden Gardens Elementary
477 students23:1
Glassbrook Elementary
455 students25:1
Treeview Elementary
426 students22:1
East Avenue Elementary
407 students21:1
Lorin A. Eden Elementary
386 students25:1
Ruus Elementary
361 students23:1
Eldridge Elementary
281 students19:1
Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science
111 students21:1
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
669 students22:1
Winton Middle
582 students24:1
Bret Harte Middle
465 students22:1
Cesar Chavez Middle
453 students18:1
Anthony W. Ochoa Middle
405 students20:1
Mt. Eden High
1,865 students22:1
Hayward High
1,580 students19:1
Tennyson High
1,511 students18:1
Brenkwitz High
76 students5:1
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.