Desert Trails Preparatory Academy

Listed by NCES as Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District (district ID 0602044)

Public school district · San Bernardino County · California · NCES district ID 0602044

Desert Trails Preparatory Academy spent $12,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 89% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 345 students in 2024-25; 86.2% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Desert Trails Preparatory Academy in enrollment (524 to 529 students) and Desert Trails Preparatory Academy itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Desert Trails Preparatory Academy, FY23Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District $22,269; Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District $20,459; Los Molinos Unified $19,146; ISANA Nascent Academy District $19,080; San Diego's Best Charter High School $18,688; Desert Trails Preparatory Academy $12,884; Orange County Classical Academy $12,526; Lashon Academy Charter School $12,437; Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District $12,121; Heartwood Charter District $9,780; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kEndeavor College Preparatory C…$22,269Downtown College Prep - Alum R…$20,459Los Molinos Unified$19,146ISANA Nascent Academy District$19,080San Diego's Best Charter High …$18,688Desert Trails Preparatory Acad…$12,884Orange County Classical Academy$12,526Lashon Academy Charter School$12,437Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN an…$12,121Heartwood Charter District$9,780State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Desert Trails Preparatory Academy, FY23Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District $22,269; Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District $20,459; Los Molinos Unified $19,146; ISANA Nascent Academy District $19,080; San Diego's Best Charter High School $18,688; Desert Trails Preparatory Academy $12,884; Orange County Classical Academy $12,526; Lashon Academy Charter School $12,437; Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District $12,121; Heartwood Charter District $9,780; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kEndeavor College Preparatory Charte…$22,269Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock D…$20,459Los Molinos Unified$19,146ISANA Nascent Academy District$19,080San Diego's Best Charter High School$18,688Desert Trails Preparatory Academy$12,884Orange County Classical Academy$12,526Lashon Academy Charter School$12,437Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Car…$12,121Heartwood Charter District$9,780State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Desert Trails Preparatory Academy, FY23Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District $22,269; Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District $20,459; Los Molinos Unified $19,146; ISANA Nascent Academy District $19,080; San Diego's Best Charter High School $18,688; Desert Trails Preparatory Academy $12,884; Orange County Classical Academy $12,526; Lashon Academy Charter School $12,437; Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District $12,121; Heartwood Charter District $9,780; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kEndeavor College Preparatory Charter Distri…$22,269Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District$20,459Los Molinos Unified$19,146ISANA Nascent Academy District$19,080San Diego's Best Charter High School$18,688Desert Trails Preparatory Academy$12,884Orange County Classical Academy$12,526Lashon Academy Charter School$12,437Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM…$12,121Heartwood Charter District$9,780State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Desert Trails Preparatory Academy, FY23Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District $22,269; Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District $20,459; Los Molinos Unified $19,146; ISANA Nascent Academy District $19,080; San Diego's Best Charter High School $18,688; Desert Trails Preparatory Academy $12,884; Orange County Classical Academy $12,526; Lashon Academy Charter School $12,437; Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District $12,121; Heartwood Charter District $9,780; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kEndeavor College Preparatory Charter Di…$22,269Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock Distr…$20,459Los Molinos Unified$19,146ISANA Nascent Academy District$19,080San Diego's Best Charter High School$18,688Desert Trails Preparatory Academy$12,884Orange County Classical Academy$12,526Lashon Academy Charter School$12,437Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers…$12,121Heartwood Charter District$9,780State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$10,222,000 in revenue: 86.2% state, 6.6% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending including $55,000 of capital outlay was $6,847,000, or $12,992 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Desert Trails Preparatory Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,809,000; Local $679,000; Federal $734,000; total $10,222,000.
  • State$8,809,000 86%
  • Local$679,000 7%
  • Federal$734,000 7%

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

527 students in 2022-23, 442 students in 2023-24, 345 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Desert Trails Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 34502004006002022-235272023-244422024-25345
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 34502004006002022-235272023-244422024-25345
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 34502004006002022-235272023-244422024-25345
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 442, 2024-25: 34502004006002022-235272023-244422024-25345

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352726.519.9
2023-2444225.017.7
2024-2534520.017.3

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 Desert Trails Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 28-36% in reading and 21-28% 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 arts28-36%45%309
Math21-28%34%309

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, 345 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy34517.367.5%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 Desert Trails Preparatory Academy

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 Desert Trails Preparatory Academy

  1. California districts by spending per studentDesert Trails Preparatory Academy ranks 1,102 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,884).#1,102 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaDesert Trails Preparatory Academy is the number 945 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 527 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#945 of 1,991
  3. Endeavor College Preparatory Charter DistrictThe next larger California district: 528 students in fall 2022, $22,269 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,269
  4. Lashon Academy Charter SchoolThe next smaller California district: 526 students in fall 2022, $12,437 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,437
  5. Compare Desert Trails Preparatory Academy with Endeavor College Preparatory Charter DistrictEnrollment, 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 Desert Trails Preparatory Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Desert Trails Preparatory Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 345 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Desert Trails Preparatory Academy spend per student?
    $12,884 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 Desert Trails Preparatory Academy's money come from?
    $10,222,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 86.2% state, 6.6% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Desert Trails Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Desert Trails Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 28-36% in reading and 21-28% 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 Desert Trails Preparatory Academy's NCES district ID?
    0602044. 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 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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