Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District

Public school district · Fresno County · California · NCES district ID 0601588

Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District spent $16,911 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 368 students in 2024-25; 79.3% 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 Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District in enrollment (414 to 418 students) and Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District, FY23Animo Venice Charter High District $22,920; Barack Obama Charter District $18,348; Capitol Collegiate Academy District $17,427; Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District $16,911; KIPP Heartwood Academy District $15,578; Oakland Charter High District $15,537; SD Global Vision Academy District $14,645; Summerville Elementary School $14,495; High Tech High North County District $12,849; Gold Rush Charter District $11,007; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kAnimo Venice Charter High Dist…$22,920Barack Obama Charter District$18,348Capitol Collegiate Academy Dis…$17,427Edison-Bethune Charter Academy…$16,911KIPP Heartwood Academy District$15,578Oakland Charter High District$15,537SD Global Vision Academy Distr…$14,645Summerville Elementary School$14,495High Tech High North County Di…$12,849Gold Rush Charter District$11,007State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District, FY23Animo Venice Charter High District $22,920; Barack Obama Charter District $18,348; Capitol Collegiate Academy District $17,427; Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District $16,911; KIPP Heartwood Academy District $15,578; Oakland Charter High District $15,537; SD Global Vision Academy District $14,645; Summerville Elementary School $14,495; High Tech High North County District $12,849; Gold Rush Charter District $11,007; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kAnimo Venice Charter High District$22,920Barack Obama Charter District$18,348Capitol Collegiate Academy District$17,427Edison-Bethune Charter Academy Dist…$16,911KIPP Heartwood Academy District$15,578Oakland Charter High District$15,537SD Global Vision Academy District$14,645Summerville Elementary School$14,495High Tech High North County District$12,849Gold Rush Charter District$11,007State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District, FY23Animo Venice Charter High District $22,920; Barack Obama Charter District $18,348; Capitol Collegiate Academy District $17,427; Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District $16,911; KIPP Heartwood Academy District $15,578; Oakland Charter High District $15,537; SD Global Vision Academy District $14,645; Summerville Elementary School $14,495; High Tech High North County District $12,849; Gold Rush Charter District $11,007; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kAnimo Venice Charter High District$22,920Barack Obama Charter District$18,348Capitol Collegiate Academy District$17,427Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District$16,911KIPP Heartwood Academy District$15,578Oakland Charter High District$15,537SD Global Vision Academy District$14,645Summerville Elementary School$14,495High Tech High North County District$12,849Gold Rush Charter District$11,007State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District, FY23Animo Venice Charter High District $22,920; Barack Obama Charter District $18,348; Capitol Collegiate Academy District $17,427; Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District $16,911; KIPP Heartwood Academy District $15,578; Oakland Charter High District $15,537; SD Global Vision Academy District $14,645; Summerville Elementary School $14,495; High Tech High North County District $12,849; Gold Rush Charter District $11,007; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kAnimo Venice Charter High District$22,920Barack Obama Charter District$18,348Capitol Collegiate Academy District$17,427Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District$16,911KIPP Heartwood Academy District$15,578Oakland Charter High District$15,537SD Global Vision Academy District$14,645Summerville Elementary School$14,495High Tech High North County District$12,849Gold Rush Charter District$11,007State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$10,627,000 in revenue: 79.3% state, 9.5% local and 11.3% federal. Total spending including $69,000 of capital outlay was $7,106,000, or $17,082 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,424,000; Local $1,006,000; Federal $1,197,000; total $10,627,000.
  • State$8,424,000 79%
  • Local$1,006,000 9%
  • Federal$1,197,000 11%

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

416 students in 2022-23, 420 students in 2023-24, 368 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 420, 2024-25: 36802004006002022-234162023-244202024-25368
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 420, 2024-25: 36802004006002022-234162023-244202024-25368
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 420, 2024-25: 36802004006002022-234162023-244202024-25368
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 420, 2024-25: 36802004006002022-234162023-244202024-25368

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341622.018.9
2023-2442022.019.1
2024-2536821.017.5

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 Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District scored proficient or above: 28-33% in reading and 20-25% 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 arts28-33%45%278
Math20-25%34%278

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, 368 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy36817.592.4%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 Edison-Bethune Charter 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 Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District

  1. California districts by spending per studentEdison-Bethune Charter Academy District ranks 703 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,911).#703 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaEdison-Bethune Charter Academy District is the number 1,144 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 416 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,144 of 1,991
  3. Oakland Charter High DistrictThe next larger California district: 417 students in fall 2022, $15,537 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,537
  4. KIPP Heartwood Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 415 students in fall 2022, $15,578 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,578
  5. Compare Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District with Oakland Charter High 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 Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District

  1. How many schools and students are in Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 368 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District spend per student?
    $16,911 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 Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District's money come from?
    $10,627,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 79.3% state, 9.5% local and 11.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District scored proficient or above: 28-33% in reading and 20-25% 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 Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District's NCES district ID?
    0601588. 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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