Sanger Unified School District

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Sanger Unified School District
Location
1905 Seventh St.
Sanger, California 93657
United States
District information
SuperintendentDennis Wiechmann [1]
Other information
Website www.sanger.k12.ca.us

Sanger Unified School District is a public school district in Fresno County, California, United States. The district operates 20 schools, serving 11,360 students.

Sanger Unified was established on November 17, 1964, effective July 1, 1965. On that date, Sanger Union joined with Fairmont Union, Centerville Union, and Lone Star Union to create the Sanger Unified School District. [2] SUSD annexed Del Rey Union the next year, on July 1, 1966. [3]

Elliott W. Lindsay, is the first superintendent in the district. [4] Matthew Navo was the second superintendent in 2013 through 2018. [5] Adela Madrigal Jones was the third superintendent in the district in 2018 through 2023. [6] Dennis Wiechmann became the fourth superintendent in the district in July 2023. [7] [8]

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