Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District

Public school district · Santa Clara County · California · NCES district ID 0602221

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District spent $16,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 60% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 500 students in 2024-25; 63.9% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District in enrollment (466 to 471 students) and Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District, FY23Shoreline Unified $37,445; Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District $19,577; Darnall Charter School $19,422; Mission Preparatory District $18,642; Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District $16,558; Ferndale Unified $15,763; Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District $13,781; Dimensions Collaborative School $13,288; Gold Oak Elementary School $12,691; Innovations Academy $12,013; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kShoreline Unified$37,445Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High D…$19,577Darnall Charter School$19,422Mission Preparatory District$18,642Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District$16,558Ferndale Unified$15,763Taylion High Desert Academy/Ad…$13,781Dimensions Collaborative School$13,288Gold Oak Elementary School$12,691Innovations Academy$12,013State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District, FY23Shoreline Unified $37,445; Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District $19,577; Darnall Charter School $19,422; Mission Preparatory District $18,642; Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District $16,558; Ferndale Unified $15,763; Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District $13,781; Dimensions Collaborative School $13,288; Gold Oak Elementary School $12,691; Innovations Academy $12,013; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kShoreline Unified$37,445Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High Distri…$19,577Darnall Charter School$19,422Mission Preparatory District$18,642Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District$16,558Ferndale Unified$15,763Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelant…$13,781Dimensions Collaborative School$13,288Gold Oak Elementary School$12,691Innovations Academy$12,013State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District, FY23Shoreline Unified $37,445; Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District $19,577; Darnall Charter School $19,422; Mission Preparatory District $18,642; Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District $16,558; Ferndale Unified $15,763; Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District $13,781; Dimensions Collaborative School $13,288; Gold Oak Elementary School $12,691; Innovations Academy $12,013; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kShoreline Unified$37,445Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District$19,577Darnall Charter School$19,422Mission Preparatory District$18,642Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District$16,558Ferndale Unified$15,763Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto Distri…$13,781Dimensions Collaborative School$13,288Gold Oak Elementary School$12,691Innovations Academy$12,013State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District, FY23Shoreline Unified $37,445; Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District $19,577; Darnall Charter School $19,422; Mission Preparatory District $18,642; Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District $16,558; Ferndale Unified $15,763; Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District $13,781; Dimensions Collaborative School $13,288; Gold Oak Elementary School $12,691; Innovations Academy $12,013; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kShoreline Unified$37,445Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District$19,577Darnall Charter School$19,422Mission Preparatory District$18,642Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District$16,558Ferndale Unified$15,763Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto Di…$13,781Dimensions Collaborative School$13,288Gold Oak Elementary School$12,691Innovations Academy$12,013State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$8,989,000 in revenue: 63.9% state, 18.7% local and 17.3% federal. Total spending including $79,000 of capital outlay was $7,832,000, or $16,735 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,746,000; Local $1,684,000; Federal $1,559,000; total $8,989,000.
  • State$5,746,000 64%
  • Local$1,684,000 19%
  • Federal$1,559,000 17%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

468 students in 2022-23, 475 students in 2023-24, 500 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District enrollment by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 475, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-234682023-244752024-25500
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District enrollment by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 475, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-234682023-244752024-25500
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District enrollment by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 475, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-234682023-244752024-25500
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District enrollment by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 475, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-234682023-244752024-25500

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346819.024.6
2023-2447518.825.3
2024-2550019.325.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District scored proficient or above: 33-42% in reading and 20-29% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts33-42%45%222
Math20-29%34%223

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 500 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado50025.958.8%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District

  1. California districts by spending per studentAlpha: Blanca Alvarado District ranks 744 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,558).#744 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaAlpha: Blanca Alvarado District is the number 1,035 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 468 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,035 of 1,991
  3. Ferndale UnifiedThe next larger California district: 469 students in fall 2022, $15,763 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,763
  4. Innovations AcademyThe next smaller California district: 467 students in fall 2022, $12,013 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,013
  5. Compare Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District with Ferndale UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District

  1. How many schools and students are in Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 500 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District spend per student?
    $16,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,666 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District's money come from?
    $8,989,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.9% state, 18.7% local and 17.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District scored proficient or above: 33-42% in reading and 20-29% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District's NCES district ID?
    0602221. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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