The district, by the numbers.

Where does the district's revenue come from?

Four sources fund the General Fund. Most of it is the state's per-student formula, paid largely from local property taxes.

How has revenue changed since 2019-20?

Growth by source, adopted budget to adopted budget, and the mix over every year on record.

Where does the money go?

Spending by major category: teacher salaries, classified salaries, benefits, supplies, services and everything else.

How much of spending goes to salaries and benefits?

People are the district's main cost. This tracks salaries plus benefits as a share of all General Fund spending.

What are the biggest line items?

The fifteen largest account lines in the current budget, from teacher salaries down, with each one's share of the total.

Which spending lines grew the most since 2019-20?

Line items ranked by percentage growth and by dollar growth, plus the lines that shrank.

Is the district spending more than it takes in?

Revenue against spending for every year on record, including the district's own year-end estimates and its forward projection.

What does the district project for the next two years?

The multiyear projection filed with each budget, and how each year's forecast compared with the next.

How much does the district hold in reserve?

The projected ending General Fund balance in each adopted budget, and how it compares with annual spending.

What does the district spend per student?

General Fund spending and revenue divided by enrollment, for every year with both figures on file.

How many students does MVWSD serve?

District-wide enrollment as reported to the state, from the 2018-19 peak to the current year.

What did each budget assume about enrollment?

Every budget filing's enrollment assumption against the count later reported, and where filings disagree with each other.

How do MVWSD students score in reading, math and science?

Mean scale scores and the share meeting the standard, grade by grade, against the county and the state, for the latest test year.

How have test scores changed since 2018-19?

Year-by-year results for every tested grade, MVWSD against the county and state, through the pandemic and after.

How do different student groups perform?

Results by economic status, English-language fluency, race and ethnicity, disability, parent education and gender, with county and state comparisons.

Are achievement gaps closing?

Each student group's results in every test year since 2018-19, and how MVWSD's change compares with the state's.

How much are MVWSD teachers paid?

The 2024-25 salary schedule with teachers placed on it, the average salary paid, and how both rank statewide and in the county.

How experienced are MVWSD's teachers, and what does each band earn?

Teachers grouped by years-of-service step, with the share and average pay in each band against the county and the state.

How many students are there per teacher?

Average daily attendance per teacher FTE on the salary schedule, ranked against every district in the county and the state.

What are the district's top administrators paid?

Cabinet salaries approved by the Board for 2025-26, and every district-office position in the 2024 public payroll.

Where does MVWSD's superintendent pay rank in California and the county?

Percentiles for the superintendent's salary, average principal pay and the teacher salary schedule, from every district's annual report to the state.

How do MVWSD's management salary schedules compare with nearby districts?

The 2025-26 director, coordinator and executive schedules of MVWSD, Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Cupertino and Palo Alto, side by side.

How does leadership pay compare with nearby districts?

Superintendent and cabinet payroll in MVWSD and four neighbouring districts, from the public payroll record.

Who is on the district payroll, and what does each group cost?

All 918 records of the 2024 public payroll grouped by job family, with the distribution of pay across the whole workforce.