District overview
Yuba City Unified School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How big is Yuba City Unified's budget?
Yuba City Unified serves about 11,500 students in Sutter County, California. A seven-member board elected by trustee area, plus two student members, meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays (open session 7 p.m.) and adopts a budget of about $225 million funded mainly by California's Local Control Funding Formula. Big recent decisions include a new district office, an electric bus fleet and a new math curriculum.
2025-26 actuals
$225.5 million revenue, $222.8 million spending, $2.7 million surplus.
District office
Two suites bought for $1.75 million and $1.695 million; renovation by Rodan Builders under lease-leaseback.
Electric buses
20 buses for $8.8 million, about $8.2 million from grants.
Election
Trustee areas 1, 2, 4 and 5 are on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Agendas and meeting videos are posted consistently. Minutes are not posted separately and agenda packets are very large, so this page relies on agendas and auto-generated video captions.
Where the district stands
$1,750,000 + $1,695,000
Major projects
New district office at 950 Tharp Road
renovation under wayPurchase and renovation of two office suites as a permanent district office.
- Purchase approved
- Rodan Builders selected
- Phase 1 demolition approved
- Suite 1100 remodel amendment
Funding
General fund (purchase); renovation cost not stated
Electric school bus fleet
purchase approved20 electric buses and charging infrastructure designed by NV5.
- Fleet electrification study
- ZESBI grant agreements and NV5 design
- 20 buses approved
Funding
About $8.2 million in grants (ZESBI and others); about $577,000 district
Portable-to-modular classroom replacement and preschool buildings
designReplacing portable classrooms with modular buildings and designing new preschool buildings.
- Modular replacement on agenda
- Architects approved
Funding
Not stated
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