Alpine Union School District

Listed by NCES as Alpine Union Elementary (district ID 0602100)

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0602100

Alpine Union School District spent $14,443 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 84% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,440 students in 2024-25; 51.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,983 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · 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 Alpine Union in enrollment (1,490 to 1,548 students) and Alpine Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Alpine Union, FY23Thermalito Elementary $19,171; Willits Unified $17,364; Auburn Union $16,435; Plumas Lake Elementary $15,424; Colusa Unified $14,597; Alpine Union $14,443; Pierce Joint Unified $13,742; Horizon Charter Schools $12,981; Classical Academy District $12,672; Empire Springs Charter District $12,665; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kThermalito Elementary$19,171Willits Unified$17,364Auburn Union$16,435Plumas Lake Elementary$15,424Colusa Unified$14,597Alpine Union$14,443Pierce Joint Unified$13,742Horizon Charter Schools$12,981Classical Academy District$12,672Empire Springs Charter District$12,665State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Alpine Union, FY23Thermalito Elementary $19,171; Willits Unified $17,364; Auburn Union $16,435; Plumas Lake Elementary $15,424; Colusa Unified $14,597; Alpine Union $14,443; Pierce Joint Unified $13,742; Horizon Charter Schools $12,981; Classical Academy District $12,672; Empire Springs Charter District $12,665; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kThermalito Elementary$19,171Willits Unified$17,364Auburn Union$16,435Plumas Lake Elementary$15,424Colusa Unified$14,597Alpine Union$14,443Pierce Joint Unified$13,742Horizon Charter Schools$12,981Classical Academy District$12,672Empire Springs Charter District$12,665State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Alpine Union, FY23Thermalito Elementary $19,171; Willits Unified $17,364; Auburn Union $16,435; Plumas Lake Elementary $15,424; Colusa Unified $14,597; Alpine Union $14,443; Pierce Joint Unified $13,742; Horizon Charter Schools $12,981; Classical Academy District $12,672; Empire Springs Charter District $12,665; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20kThermalito Elementary$19,171Willits Unified$17,364Auburn Union$16,435Plumas Lake Elementary$15,424Colusa Unified$14,597Alpine Union$14,443Pierce Joint Unified$13,742Horizon Charter Schools$12,981Classical Academy District$12,672Empire Springs Charter District$12,665State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Alpine Union, FY23Thermalito Elementary $19,171; Willits Unified $17,364; Auburn Union $16,435; Plumas Lake Elementary $15,424; Colusa Unified $14,597; Alpine Union $14,443; Pierce Joint Unified $13,742; Horizon Charter Schools $12,981; Classical Academy District $12,672; Empire Springs Charter District $12,665; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20kThermalito Elementary$19,171Willits Unified$17,364Auburn Union$16,435Plumas Lake Elementary$15,424Colusa Unified$14,597Alpine Union$14,443Pierce Joint Unified$13,742Horizon Charter Schools$12,981Classical Academy District$12,672Empire Springs Charter District$12,665State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$28,743,000 in revenue: 51.8% state, 41.5% local and 6.7% federal. Total spending including $260,000 of capital outlay was $23,262,000, or $15,274 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Alpine Union School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,877,000; Local $11,926,000; Federal $1,940,000; total $28,743,000.
  • State$14,877,000 52%
  • Local$11,926,000 41%
  • Federal$1,940,000 7%

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 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,523 students in 2022-23, 1,539 students in 2023-24, 1,440 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Alpine Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,523, 2023-24: 1,539, 2024-25: 1,44005001k1.5k2k2022-231,5232023-241,5392024-251,440
Alpine Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,523, 2023-24: 1,539, 2024-25: 1,44005001k1.5k2k2022-231,5232023-241,5392024-251,440
Alpine Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,523, 2023-24: 1,539, 2024-25: 1,44005001k1.5k2k2022-231,5232023-241,5392024-251,440
Alpine Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,523, 2023-24: 1,539, 2024-25: 1,44005001k1.5k2k2022-231,5232023-241,5392024-251,440

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,52370.021.8
2023-241,53976.320.2
2024-251,44068.321.1

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

$6,485,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,258 per student

Alpine Union School District booked $6,485,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 70 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $92,683 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 38 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$5,702,00087.9%
Special education$765,00011.8%
Other programs$18,0000.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,720 in 2018-19, $3,434 in 2019-20, $3,879 in 2020-21, $3,747 in 2021-22, $4,258 in 2022-23.

Alpine Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,720, 2019-20: $3,434, 2020-21: $3,879, 2021-22: $3,747, 2022-23: $4,25802k4k6k2018-19$3,7202019-20$3,4342020-21$3,8792021-22$3,7472022-23$4,258
Alpine Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,720, 2019-20: $3,434, 2020-21: $3,879, 2021-22: $3,747, 2022-23: $4,25802k4k6k2018-19$3,7202019-20$3,4342020-21$3,8792021-22$3,7472022-23$4,258
Alpine Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,720, 2019-20: $3,434, 2020-21: $3,879, 2021-22: $3,747, 2022-23: $4,25802k4k6k2018-19$3,7202019-20$3,4342020-21$3,8792021-22$3,7472022-23$4,258
Alpine Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,720, 2019-20: $3,434, 2020-21: $3,879, 2021-22: $3,747, 2022-23: $4,25802k4k6k2018-19$3,7202019-20$3,4342020-21$3,8792021-22$3,7472022-23$4,258

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Alpine Union School District scored proficient or above: 42-46% in reading and 29-33% 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 arts42-46%45%918
Math29-33%34%914

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,035 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Shadow Hills Elementary37720.929.4%Not reported
Boulder Oaks Elementary36722.936.2%Not reported
Creekside Early Learning Center22722.829.1%Not reported
Mountain View Learning Academy6421.337.5%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.

1 middle school, 405 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Joan MacQueen Middle40519.031.6%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 Alpine Union School 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 Alpine Union School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentAlpine Union School District ranks 546 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,443).#546 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaAlpine Union School District is the number 559 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 1,523 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#559 of 1,991
  3. Classical Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 1,531 students in fall 2022, $12,672 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,672
  4. Thermalito Elementary School DistrictThe next smaller California district: 1,522 students in fall 2022, $19,171 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,171
  5. Compare Alpine Union School District with Classical Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaAlpine Union School District spent $92,683 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$92,683
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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 Alpine Union School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Alpine Union School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,440 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Alpine Union School District spend per student?
    $14,443 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,983 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Alpine Union School District's money come from?
    $28,743,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.8% state, 41.5% local and 6.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Alpine Union School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 124 of the 2,068 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Alpine Union School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,485,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,258 per student. Divided by the 70 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $92,683 per teacher, more than 38 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Alpine Union School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Alpine Union School District scored proficient or above: 42-46% in reading and 29-33% 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.
  7. What is Alpine Union School District's NCES district ID?
    0602100. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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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