Blochman Union Elementary

Public school district · Santa Barbara County · California · NCES district ID 0605280

Blochman Union Elementary spent $17,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 56% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 210 students in 2024-25; 53.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,818 per student, down 1.3% 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 Blochman Union Elementary in enrollment (187 to 192 students) and Blochman Union Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Blochman Union Elementary, FY23Vallecitos Elementary $23,957; Da Vinci RISE High District $23,230; ACE Empower Academy District $21,492; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District $21,476; Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District $19,134; Insight @ San Joaquin District $17,367; Blochman Union Elementary $17,037; School of Unlimited Learning District $15,723; Richmond Elementary $12,942; Walden Academy District $12,839; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kVallecitos Elementary$23,957Da Vinci RISE High District$23,230ACE Empower Academy District$21,492Discovery Charter Preparatory …$21,476Tomorrow's Leadership Collabor…$19,134Insight @ San Joaquin District$17,367Blochman Union Elementary$17,037School of Unlimited Learning D…$15,723Richmond Elementary$12,942Walden Academy District$12,839State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Blochman Union Elementary, FY23Vallecitos Elementary $23,957; Da Vinci RISE High District $23,230; ACE Empower Academy District $21,492; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District $21,476; Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District $19,134; Insight @ San Joaquin District $17,367; Blochman Union Elementary $17,037; School of Unlimited Learning District $15,723; Richmond Elementary $12,942; Walden Academy District $12,839; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kVallecitos Elementary$23,957Da Vinci RISE High District$23,230ACE Empower Academy District$21,492Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 Di…$21,476Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative…$19,134Insight @ San Joaquin District$17,367Blochman Union Elementary$17,037School of Unlimited Learning Distri…$15,723Richmond Elementary$12,942Walden Academy District$12,839State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Blochman Union Elementary, FY23Vallecitos Elementary $23,957; Da Vinci RISE High District $23,230; ACE Empower Academy District $21,492; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District $21,476; Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District $19,134; Insight @ San Joaquin District $17,367; Blochman Union Elementary $17,037; School of Unlimited Learning District $15,723; Richmond Elementary $12,942; Walden Academy District $12,839; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kVallecitos Elementary$23,957Da Vinci RISE High District$23,230ACE Empower Academy District$21,492Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District$21,476Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) C…$19,134Insight @ San Joaquin District$17,367Blochman Union Elementary$17,037School of Unlimited Learning District$15,723Richmond Elementary$12,942Walden Academy District$12,839State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Blochman Union Elementary, FY23Vallecitos Elementary $23,957; Da Vinci RISE High District $23,230; ACE Empower Academy District $21,492; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District $21,476; Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District $19,134; Insight @ San Joaquin District $17,367; Blochman Union Elementary $17,037; School of Unlimited Learning District $15,723; Richmond Elementary $12,942; Walden Academy District $12,839; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kVallecitos Elementary$23,957Da Vinci RISE High District$23,230ACE Empower Academy District$21,492Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 Distri…$21,476Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TL…$19,134Insight @ San Joaquin District$17,367Blochman Union Elementary$17,037School of Unlimited Learning District$15,723Richmond Elementary$12,942Walden Academy District$12,839State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$5,363,000 in revenue: 53.4% state, 41.6% local and 5.0% federal. Total spending including $139,000 of capital outlay was $3,365,000, or $17,804 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Blochman Union Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,862,000; Local $2,231,000; Federal $270,000; total $5,363,000.
  • State$2,862,000 53%
  • Local$2,231,000 42%
  • Federal$270,000 5%

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

189 students in 2022-23, 192 students in 2023-24, 210 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Blochman Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 21001002003002022-231892023-241922024-25210
Blochman Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 21001002003002022-231892023-241922024-25210
Blochman Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 21001002003002022-231892023-241922024-25210
Blochman Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 21001002003002022-231892023-241922024-25210

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231899.619.6
2023-241929.021.3
2024-2521010.021.0

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

$702,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,714 per student

Blochman Union Elementary booked $702,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 10 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 $72,822 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 9 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$660,00094.0%
Special education$42,0006.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,203 in 2018-19, $3,476 in 2019-20, $3,988 in 2020-21, $4,079 in 2021-22, $3,714 in 2022-23.

Blochman Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,203, 2019-20: $3,476, 2020-21: $3,988, 2021-22: $4,079, 2022-23: $3,71402k4k6k2018-19$3,2032019-20$3,4762020-21$3,9882021-22$4,0792022-23$3,714
Blochman Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,203, 2019-20: $3,476, 2020-21: $3,988, 2021-22: $4,079, 2022-23: $3,71402k4k6k2018-19$3,2032019-20$3,4762020-21$3,9882021-22$4,0792022-23$3,714
Blochman Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,203, 2019-20: $3,476, 2020-21: $3,988, 2021-22: $4,079, 2022-23: $3,71402k4k6k2018-19$3,2032019-20$3,4762020-21$3,9882021-22$4,0792022-23$3,714
Blochman Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,203, 2019-20: $3,476, 2020-21: $3,988, 2021-22: $4,079, 2022-23: $3,71402k4k6k2018-19$3,2032019-20$3,4762020-21$3,9882021-22$4,0792022-23$3,714

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 Blochman Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 53-72% in reading and 32-50% 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 arts53-72%45%119
Math32-50%34%119

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, 210 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Benjamin Foxen Elementary21021.040.0%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 Blochman 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 Blochman Union Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentBlochman Union Elementary ranks 690 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,037).#690 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaBlochman Union Elementary is the number 1,620 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 189 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,620 of 1,991
  3. ACE Empower Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 191 students in fall 2022, $21,492 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,492
  4. School of Unlimited Learning DistrictThe next smaller California district: 188 students in fall 2022, $15,723 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,723
  5. Compare Blochman Union Elementary with ACE Empower Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaBlochman Union Elementary spent $72,822 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$72,822
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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 Blochman Union Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Blochman Union Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 210 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Blochman Union Elementary spend per student?
    $17,037 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 $16,818 per student, down 1.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Blochman Union Elementary's money come from?
    $5,363,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 53.4% state, 41.6% local and 5.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Blochman Union Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $702,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,714 per student. Divided by the 10 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $72,822 per teacher, more than 9 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).
  5. How do students in Blochman Union Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Blochman Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 53-72% in reading and 32-50% 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.
  6. What is Blochman Union Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0605280. 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 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, 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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