Bridges Preparatory Academy District

Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0602564

Bridges Preparatory Academy District spent $17,034 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 151 students in 2024-25; 72.4% of its revenue came from the state.

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bridges Preparatory Academy District in enrollment (116 to 120 students) and Bridges Preparatory Academy District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Bridges Preparatory Academy District, FY23KIPP LEA 17 District $23,017; Ballard Elementary $22,390; North Oakland Community Charter District $22,378; Stone Corral Elementary $22,155; Valiente College Preparatory Charter District $21,336; Bridges Preparatory Academy District $17,034; Happy Valley Elementary $16,825; Knights Ferry Elementary $15,712; Vista Horizon Global Academy District $15,244; California Connections Academy Central Coast District $10,195; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kKIPP LEA 17 District$23,017Ballard Elementary$22,390North Oakland Community Charte…$22,378Stone Corral Elementary$22,155Valiente College Preparatory C…$21,336Bridges Preparatory Academy Di…$17,034Happy Valley Elementary$16,825Knights Ferry Elementary$15,712Vista Horizon Global Academy D…$15,244California Connections Academy…$10,195State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Bridges Preparatory Academy District, FY23KIPP LEA 17 District $23,017; Ballard Elementary $22,390; North Oakland Community Charter District $22,378; Stone Corral Elementary $22,155; Valiente College Preparatory Charter District $21,336; Bridges Preparatory Academy District $17,034; Happy Valley Elementary $16,825; Knights Ferry Elementary $15,712; Vista Horizon Global Academy District $15,244; California Connections Academy Central Coast District $10,195; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kKIPP LEA 17 District$23,017Ballard Elementary$22,390North Oakland Community Charter Dis…$22,378Stone Corral Elementary$22,155Valiente College Preparatory Charte…$21,336Bridges Preparatory Academy District$17,034Happy Valley Elementary$16,825Knights Ferry Elementary$15,712Vista Horizon Global Academy Distri…$15,244California Connections Academy Cent…$10,195State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Bridges Preparatory Academy District, FY23KIPP LEA 17 District $23,017; Ballard Elementary $22,390; North Oakland Community Charter District $22,378; Stone Corral Elementary $22,155; Valiente College Preparatory Charter District $21,336; Bridges Preparatory Academy District $17,034; Happy Valley Elementary $16,825; Knights Ferry Elementary $15,712; Vista Horizon Global Academy District $15,244; California Connections Academy Central Coast District $10,195; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kKIPP LEA 17 District$23,017Ballard Elementary$22,390North Oakland Community Charter District$22,378Stone Corral Elementary$22,155Valiente College Preparatory Charter Distri…$21,336Bridges Preparatory Academy District$17,034Happy Valley Elementary$16,825Knights Ferry Elementary$15,712Vista Horizon Global Academy District$15,244California Connections Academy Central Coas…$10,195State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Bridges Preparatory Academy District, FY23KIPP LEA 17 District $23,017; Ballard Elementary $22,390; North Oakland Community Charter District $22,378; Stone Corral Elementary $22,155; Valiente College Preparatory Charter District $21,336; Bridges Preparatory Academy District $17,034; Happy Valley Elementary $16,825; Knights Ferry Elementary $15,712; Vista Horizon Global Academy District $15,244; California Connections Academy Central Coast District $10,195; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kKIPP LEA 17 District$23,017Ballard Elementary$22,390North Oakland Community Charter District$22,378Stone Corral Elementary$22,155Valiente College Preparatory Charter Di…$21,336Bridges Preparatory Academy District$17,034Happy Valley Elementary$16,825Knights Ferry Elementary$15,712Vista Horizon Global Academy District$15,244California Connections Academy Central…$10,195State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$2,416,000 in revenue: 72.4% state, 9.7% local and 17.9% federal. Total spending was $2,011,000, or $17,042 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Bridges Preparatory Academy District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,750,000; Local $234,000; Federal $432,000; total $2,416,000.
  • State$1,750,000 72%
  • Local$234,000 10%
  • Federal$432,000 18%

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

118 students in 2022-23, 134 students in 2023-24, 151 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bridges Preparatory Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 118, 2023-24: 134, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231182023-241342024-25151
Bridges Preparatory Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 118, 2023-24: 134, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231182023-241342024-25151
Bridges Preparatory Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 118, 2023-24: 134, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231182023-241342024-25151
Bridges Preparatory Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 118, 2023-24: 134, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231182023-241342024-25151

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231185.023.6
2023-241344.232.2
2024-251515.229.0

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

$455,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,856 per student

Bridges Preparatory Academy District booked $455,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 5 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 $91,000 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 35 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).

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 Bridges Preparatory Academy District scored proficient or above: 4-19% 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
Math4-19%34%81

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 middle school, 151 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bridges Preparatory Academy15129.082.1%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 Bridges Preparatory Academy District

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 Bridges Preparatory Academy District

  1. California districts by spending per studentBridges Preparatory Academy District ranks 691 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,034).#691 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaBridges Preparatory Academy District is the number 1,779 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 118 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,779 of 1,991
  3. North Oakland Community Charter DistrictThe next larger California district: 119 students in fall 2022, $22,378 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,378
  4. KIPP LEA 17 DistrictThe next smaller California district: 117 students in fall 2022, $23,017 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,017
  5. Compare Bridges Preparatory Academy District with North Oakland Community Charter DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaBridges Preparatory Academy District spent $91,000 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$91,000
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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 Bridges Preparatory Academy District

  1. How many schools and students are in Bridges Preparatory Academy District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 151 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bridges Preparatory Academy District spend per student?
    $17,034 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.
  3. Where does Bridges Preparatory Academy District's money come from?
    $2,416,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.4% state, 9.7% local and 17.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Bridges Preparatory Academy District spend on teacher salaries?
    $455,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,856 per student. Divided by the 5 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $91,000 per teacher, more than 35 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 Bridges Preparatory Academy District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bridges Preparatory Academy District scored proficient or above: 4-19% 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 Bridges Preparatory Academy District's NCES district ID?
    0602564. 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
  • 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: 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