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Bradley, California - 1 schools
At $17,828 per pupil, Bradley Union Elementary ranks #411 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bradley Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 37 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 Monterey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,828 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.7% local, 57.2% state, and 5.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 270:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.1% White, 33.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bradley Elementary, enrolling 54 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Bradley Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Bradley Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bradley Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Bradley Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bradley Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 270:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Bradley Union Elementary is typically wider than the Bradley Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Bradley Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 16.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Bradley Union Elementary is typically wider than the Bradley Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.