Belleview Elementary

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Sonora, California - 1 schools

At $15,931 per pupil, Belleview Elementary ranks #1208 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

173
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$15,931
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Belleview Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 173 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Tuolumne County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,931 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.4% local, 59.0% state, and 9.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

and 42.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.2% White, 24.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Belleview Elementary, enrolling 148 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 4% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (173 to 166 students), and the student-teacher ratio tightened by 3.2 students per teacher as staffing held steadier than enrollment, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.

Of the district's $2,872,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 58% went to instruction, 32.1% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.

Belleview Elementary accounts for 85.5% of all Belleview Elementary student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Belleview Elementary a distant remainder — means Belleview Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Belleview Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 42.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

9.6%
Federal
59.0%
State
31.4%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Belleview Elementary.

White 68.2%
Hispanic or Latino 24.3%
Asian 0.7%
Multiracial 6.8%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

42.6%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Belleview Elementary

School Enrollment
Belleview Elementary
148

How Belleview Elementary Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
North County Trade Tech High District Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Blue Lake Union Elementary Similar size Similar spending More locally funded
Westwood Unified Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Equitas Academy 5 District Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Aspen Ridge Public District Similar size Similar spending No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Belleview Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Belleview Elementary?

Belleview Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 173 students.

How much does Belleview Elementary spend per student?

Belleview Elementary spends $15,931 per student.

What is the demographic composition of Belleview Elementary?

Belleview Elementary students are 68.2% White, 24.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.