Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools

Listed by NCES as Connecting Waters Charter District (district ID 0602170)

Public school district · Stanislaus County · California · NCES district ID 0602170

Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools spent $14,005 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 776 students in 2024-25; 81.3% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (California: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools in enrollment (762 to 768 students) and Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools, FY23Orchard $21,421; Gravenstein Union Elementary $17,042; Yu Ming Charter School $16,602; Santa Clarita Valley International District $14,351; Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools $14,005; Placer Hills Union Elementary $13,785; Mark Twain Union Elementary $13,661; Santa Barbara Unified $13,158; Community Montessori District $11,407; STEAM Academy $10,654; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kOrchard$21,421Gravenstein Union Elementary$17,042Yu Ming Charter School$16,602Santa Clarita Valley Internati…$14,351Site | Connecting Waters Chart…$14,005Placer Hills Union Elementary$13,785Mark Twain Union Elementary$13,661Santa Barbara Unified$13,158Community Montessori District$11,407STEAM Academy$10,654State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools, FY23Orchard $21,421; Gravenstein Union Elementary $17,042; Yu Ming Charter School $16,602; Santa Clarita Valley International District $14,351; Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools $14,005; Placer Hills Union Elementary $13,785; Mark Twain Union Elementary $13,661; Santa Barbara Unified $13,158; Community Montessori District $11,407; STEAM Academy $10,654; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kOrchard$21,421Gravenstein Union Elementary$17,042Yu Ming Charter School$16,602Santa Clarita Valley International …$14,351Site | Connecting Waters Charter Sc…$14,005Placer Hills Union Elementary$13,785Mark Twain Union Elementary$13,661Santa Barbara Unified$13,158Community Montessori District$11,407STEAM Academy$10,654State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools, FY23Orchard $21,421; Gravenstein Union Elementary $17,042; Yu Ming Charter School $16,602; Santa Clarita Valley International District $14,351; Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools $14,005; Placer Hills Union Elementary $13,785; Mark Twain Union Elementary $13,661; Santa Barbara Unified $13,158; Community Montessori District $11,407; STEAM Academy $10,654; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kOrchard$21,421Gravenstein Union Elementary$17,042Yu Ming Charter School$16,602Santa Clarita Valley International District$14,351Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools$14,005Placer Hills Union Elementary$13,785Mark Twain Union Elementary$13,661Santa Barbara Unified$13,158Community Montessori District$11,407STEAM Academy$10,654State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools, FY23Orchard $21,421; Gravenstein Union Elementary $17,042; Yu Ming Charter School $16,602; Santa Clarita Valley International District $14,351; Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools $14,005; Placer Hills Union Elementary $13,785; Mark Twain Union Elementary $13,661; Santa Barbara Unified $13,158; Community Montessori District $11,407; STEAM Academy $10,654; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kOrchard$21,421Gravenstein Union Elementary$17,042Yu Ming Charter School$16,602Santa Clarita Valley International Dist…$14,351Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools$14,005Placer Hills Union Elementary$13,785Mark Twain Union Elementary$13,661Santa Barbara Unified$13,158Community Montessori District$11,407STEAM Academy$10,654State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$12,120,000 in revenue: 81.3% state, 18.4% local and 0.3% federal. Total spending including $115,000 of capital outlay was $10,790,000, or $14,160 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,848,000; Local $2,234,000; Federal $38,000; total $12,120,000.
  • State$9,848,000 81%
  • Local$2,234,000 18%
  • Federal$38,000 0%

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

762 students in 2022-23, 768 students in 2023-24, 776 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 768, 2024-25: 77602004006008002022-237622023-247682024-25776
Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 768, 2024-25: 77602004006008002022-237622023-247682024-25776
Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 768, 2024-25: 77602004006008002022-237622023-247682024-25776
Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 768, 2024-25: 77602004006008002022-237622023-247682024-25776

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376270.010.9
2023-2476841.018.7
2024-2577641.518.7

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 24-28% 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 arts40-44%45%457
Math24-28%34%459

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 85 students in Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%86.2%
Students in the class85495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 776 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Connecting Waters Charter77618.747.7%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 Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools

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 Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools

  1. California districts by spending per studentSite | Connecting Waters Charter Schools ranks 1,000 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,005).#1,000 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaSite | Connecting Waters Charter Schools is the number 762 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 762 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#762 of 1,991
  3. STEAM AcademyThe next larger California district: 763 students in fall 2022, $10,654 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,654
  4. JCS - Pine Hills DistrictThe next smaller California district: 755 students in fall 2022, $14,225 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,225
  5. Compare Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools with STEAM AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 776 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools spend per student?
    $14,005 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 Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools' money come from?
    $12,120,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 81.3% state, 18.4% local and 0.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 24-28% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools?
    80-84% of the 85 students in Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Site | Connecting Waters Charter Schools' NCES district ID?
    0602170. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 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

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