Ballico-Cressey Elementary

Public school district · Merced County · California · NCES district ID 0603750

Ballico-Cressey Elementary spent $14,645 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 75% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its 2 schools enrolled 336 students in 2024-25; 76.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,514 per student, up 19.6% 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 Ballico-Cressey Elementary in enrollment (368 to 371 students) and Ballico-Cressey Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Ballico-Cressey Elementary, FY23Los Sueños Academy $22,648; Valor Academy Elementary School $21,337; Aspire Summit Charter Academy District $18,710; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; ACE Charter High District $18,332; Lighthouse Charter Schools $18,260; Sweetwater Secondary District $17,119; Kepler Neighborhood District $16,859; Ballico-Cressey Elementary $14,645; Family Partnership Charter District $13,728; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kLos Sueños Academy$22,648Valor Academy Elementary School$21,337Aspire Summit Charter Academy …$18,710Mojave River Academy - Route 6…$18,389ACE Charter High District$18,332Lighthouse Charter Schools$18,260Sweetwater Secondary District$17,119Kepler Neighborhood District$16,859Ballico-Cressey Elementary$14,645Family Partnership Charter Dis…$13,728State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Ballico-Cressey Elementary, FY23Los Sueños Academy $22,648; Valor Academy Elementary School $21,337; Aspire Summit Charter Academy District $18,710; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; ACE Charter High District $18,332; Lighthouse Charter Schools $18,260; Sweetwater Secondary District $17,119; Kepler Neighborhood District $16,859; Ballico-Cressey Elementary $14,645; Family Partnership Charter District $13,728; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kLos Sueños Academy$22,648Valor Academy Elementary School$21,337Aspire Summit Charter Academy Distr…$18,710Mojave River Academy - Route 66 Dis…$18,389ACE Charter High District$18,332Lighthouse Charter Schools$18,260Sweetwater Secondary District$17,119Kepler Neighborhood District$16,859Ballico-Cressey Elementary$14,645Family Partnership Charter District$13,728State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Ballico-Cressey Elementary, FY23Los Sueños Academy $22,648; Valor Academy Elementary School $21,337; Aspire Summit Charter Academy District $18,710; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; ACE Charter High District $18,332; Lighthouse Charter Schools $18,260; Sweetwater Secondary District $17,119; Kepler Neighborhood District $16,859; Ballico-Cressey Elementary $14,645; Family Partnership Charter District $13,728; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kLos Sueños Academy$22,648Valor Academy Elementary School$21,337Aspire Summit Charter Academy District$18,710Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District$18,389ACE Charter High District$18,332Lighthouse Charter Schools$18,260Sweetwater Secondary District$17,119Kepler Neighborhood District$16,859Ballico-Cressey Elementary$14,645Family Partnership Charter District$13,728State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Ballico-Cressey Elementary, FY23Los Sueños Academy $22,648; Valor Academy Elementary School $21,337; Aspire Summit Charter Academy District $18,710; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; ACE Charter High District $18,332; Lighthouse Charter Schools $18,260; Sweetwater Secondary District $17,119; Kepler Neighborhood District $16,859; Ballico-Cressey Elementary $14,645; Family Partnership Charter District $13,728; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kLos Sueños Academy$22,648Valor Academy Elementary School$21,337Aspire Summit Charter Academy District$18,710Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District$18,389ACE Charter High District$18,332Lighthouse Charter Schools$18,260Sweetwater Secondary District$17,119Kepler Neighborhood District$16,859Ballico-Cressey Elementary$14,645Family Partnership Charter District$13,728State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$12,794,000 in revenue: 76.6% state, 17.3% local and 6.2% federal. Total spending including $961,000 of capital outlay was $6,599,000, or $17,883 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ballico-Cressey Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,797,000; Local $2,208,000; Federal $789,000; total $12,794,000.
  • State$9,797,000 77%
  • Local$2,208,000 17%
  • Federal$789,000 6%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

369 students in 2022-23, 362 students in 2023-24, 336 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ballico-Cressey Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233692023-243622024-25336
Ballico-Cressey Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233692023-243622024-25336
Ballico-Cressey Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233692023-243622024-25336
Ballico-Cressey Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233692023-243622024-25336

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336919.818.7
2023-2436220.817.4
2024-2533620.816.2

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

$1,703,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,615 per student

Ballico-Cressey Elementary booked $1,703,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 20 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 $86,228 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 27 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$1,494,00087.7%
Special education$209,00012.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,742 in 2018-19, $3,582 in 2019-20, $4,213 in 2020-21, $4,254 in 2021-22, $4,615 in 2022-23.

Ballico-Cressey Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,742, 2019-20: $3,582, 2020-21: $4,213, 2021-22: $4,254, 2022-23: $4,61502k4k6k2018-19$3,7422019-20$3,5822020-21$4,2132021-22$4,2542022-23$4,615
Ballico-Cressey Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,742, 2019-20: $3,582, 2020-21: $4,213, 2021-22: $4,254, 2022-23: $4,61502k4k6k2018-19$3,7422019-20$3,5822020-21$4,2132021-22$4,2542022-23$4,615
Ballico-Cressey Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,742, 2019-20: $3,582, 2020-21: $4,213, 2021-22: $4,254, 2022-23: $4,61502k4k6k2018-19$3,7422019-20$3,5822020-21$4,2132021-22$4,2542022-23$4,615
Ballico-Cressey Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,742, 2019-20: $3,582, 2020-21: $4,213, 2021-22: $4,254, 2022-23: $4,61502k4k6k2018-19$3,7422019-20$3,5822020-21$4,2132021-22$4,2542022-23$4,615

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 Ballico-Cressey Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-50% in reading and 25-36% 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 arts40-50%45%232
Math25-36%34%232

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.

2 elementary schools, 336 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ballico-Cressey Community Charter29316.546.4%Not reported
Cressey Elementary4314.346.5%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.

Contact Ballico-Cressey Elementary

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 Ballico-Cressey Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentBallico-Cressey Elementary ranks 923 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,645).#923 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaBallico-Cressey Elementary is the number 1,236 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 369 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,236 of 1,991
  3. ACE Charter High DistrictThe next larger California district: 370 students in fall 2022, $18,332 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,332
  4. Mojave River Academy - Route 66 DistrictThe next smaller California district: 368 students in fall 2022, $18,389 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,389
  5. Compare Ballico-Cressey Elementary with ACE Charter High DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaBallico-Cressey Elementary spent $86,228 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$86,228
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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 Ballico-Cressey Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Ballico-Cressey Elementary?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary), enrolling 336 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ballico-Cressey Elementary spend per student?
    $14,645 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. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,514 per student, up 19.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ballico-Cressey Elementary's money come from?
    $12,794,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 76.6% state, 17.3% local and 6.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ballico-Cressey Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 53 of the 284 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.7%, 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 Ballico-Cressey Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,703,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,615 per student. Divided by the 20 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $86,228 per teacher, more than 27 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 Ballico-Cressey Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ballico-Cressey Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-50% in reading and 25-36% 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 Ballico-Cressey Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0603750. 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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