Big Springs Union Elementary

Public school district · Siskiyou County · California · NCES district ID 0604980

Big Springs Union Elementary spent $16,745 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 58% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 151 students in 2024-25; 69.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,667 per student, up 35.4% 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 Big Springs Union Elementary in enrollment (152 to 154 students) and Big Springs Union Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Big Springs Union Elementary, FY23Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District $18,730; Ingenuity Charter District $17,506; Pasadena Rosebud Academy District $17,112; Griffin Academy High District $17,020; Big Springs Union Elementary $16,745; Cuddeback Union Elementary $15,533; Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District $14,513; Chicago Park Elementary $14,281; Pacific Elementary $13,597; California Connections Academy North Bay District $11,695; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kOlive Grove Charter - Orcutt/S…$18,730Ingenuity Charter District$17,506Pasadena Rosebud Academy Distr…$17,112Griffin Academy High District$17,020Big Springs Union Elementary$16,745Cuddeback Union Elementary$15,533Northcoast Preparatory and Per…$14,513Chicago Park Elementary$14,281Pacific Elementary$13,597California Connections Academy…$11,695State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Big Springs Union Elementary, FY23Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District $18,730; Ingenuity Charter District $17,506; Pasadena Rosebud Academy District $17,112; Griffin Academy High District $17,020; Big Springs Union Elementary $16,745; Cuddeback Union Elementary $15,533; Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District $14,513; Chicago Park Elementary $14,281; Pacific Elementary $13,597; California Connections Academy North Bay District $11,695; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kOlive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa …$18,730Ingenuity Charter District$17,506Pasadena Rosebud Academy District$17,112Griffin Academy High District$17,020Big Springs Union Elementary$16,745Cuddeback Union Elementary$15,533Northcoast Preparatory and Performi…$14,513Chicago Park Elementary$14,281Pacific Elementary$13,597California Connections Academy Nort…$11,695State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Big Springs Union Elementary, FY23Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District $18,730; Ingenuity Charter District $17,506; Pasadena Rosebud Academy District $17,112; Griffin Academy High District $17,020; Big Springs Union Elementary $16,745; Cuddeback Union Elementary $15,533; Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District $14,513; Chicago Park Elementary $14,281; Pacific Elementary $13,597; California Connections Academy North Bay District $11,695; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20kOlive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria Di…$18,730Ingenuity Charter District$17,506Pasadena Rosebud Academy District$17,112Griffin Academy High District$17,020Big Springs Union Elementary$16,745Cuddeback Union Elementary$15,533Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts…$14,513Chicago Park Elementary$14,281Pacific Elementary$13,597California Connections Academy North Bay Di…$11,695State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Big Springs Union Elementary, FY23Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District $18,730; Ingenuity Charter District $17,506; Pasadena Rosebud Academy District $17,112; Griffin Academy High District $17,020; Big Springs Union Elementary $16,745; Cuddeback Union Elementary $15,533; Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District $14,513; Chicago Park Elementary $14,281; Pacific Elementary $13,597; California Connections Academy North Bay District $11,695; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20kOlive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Mari…$18,730Ingenuity Charter District$17,506Pasadena Rosebud Academy District$17,112Griffin Academy High District$17,020Big Springs Union Elementary$16,745Cuddeback Union Elementary$15,533Northcoast Preparatory and Performing A…$14,513Chicago Park Elementary$14,281Pacific Elementary$13,597California Connections Academy North Ba…$11,695State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$4,813,000 in revenue: 69.6% state, 21.2% local and 9.2% federal. Total spending including $1,212,000 of capital outlay was $3,792,000, or $24,784 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Big Springs Union Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,349,000; Local $1,022,000; Federal $442,000; total $4,813,000.
  • State$3,349,000 70%
  • Local$1,022,000 21%
  • Federal$442,000 9%

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

153 students in 2022-23, 120 students in 2023-24, 151 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Big Springs Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231532023-241202024-25151
Big Springs Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231532023-241202024-25151
Big Springs Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231532023-241202024-25151
Big Springs Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231532023-241202024-25151

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231538.019.1
2023-241208.015.0
2024-251515.428.0

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

$522,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,412 per student

Big Springs Union Elementary booked $522,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 8 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 $65,250 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 4 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$514,00098.5%
Special education$8,0001.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,593 in 2018-19, $2,720 in 2019-20, $2,753 in 2020-21, $3,309 in 2021-22, $3,412 in 2022-23.

Big Springs Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,593, 2019-20: $2,720, 2020-21: $2,753, 2021-22: $3,309, 2022-23: $3,41201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5932019-20$2,7202020-21$2,7532021-22$3,3092022-23$3,412
Big Springs Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,593, 2019-20: $2,720, 2020-21: $2,753, 2021-22: $3,309, 2022-23: $3,41201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5932019-20$2,7202020-21$2,7532021-22$3,3092022-23$3,412
Big Springs Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,593, 2019-20: $2,720, 2020-21: $2,753, 2021-22: $3,309, 2022-23: $3,41201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5932019-20$2,7202020-21$2,7532021-22$3,3092022-23$3,412
Big Springs Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,593, 2019-20: $2,720, 2020-21: $2,753, 2021-22: $3,309, 2022-23: $3,41201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5932019-20$2,7202020-21$2,7532021-22$3,3092022-23$3,412

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 Big Springs Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 28-49% in reading and 12-35% 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 arts28-49%45%116
Math12-35%34%116

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, 151 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Big Springs Elementary15128.060.3%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 Big Springs Union 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 Big Springs Union Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentBig Springs Union Elementary ranks 724 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,745).#724 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaBig Springs Union Elementary is the number 1,701 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 153 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,701 of 1,991
  3. Ingenuity Charter DistrictThe next larger California district: 154 students in fall 2022, $17,506 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,506
  4. Pasadena Rosebud Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 152 students in fall 2022, $17,112 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,112
  5. Compare Big Springs Union Elementary with Ingenuity Charter DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaBig Springs Union Elementary spent $65,250 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$65,250
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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 Big Springs Union Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Big Springs Union Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 151 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Big Springs Union Elementary spend per student?
    $16,745 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 $22,667 per student, up 35.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Big Springs Union Elementary's money come from?
    $4,813,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.6% state, 21.2% local and 9.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Big Springs Union Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 29 of the 182 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.9%, 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 Big Springs Union Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $522,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,412 per student. Divided by the 8 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $65,250 per teacher, more than 4 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 Big Springs Union Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Big Springs Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 28-49% in reading and 12-35% 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 Big Springs Union Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0604980. 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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