El Nido Elementary

Public school district · Merced County · California · NCES district ID 0612150

El Nido Elementary spent $21,284 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 156 students in 2024-25; 57.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,250 per student, up 13.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · 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 El Nido Elementary in enrollment (146 to 150 students) and El Nido Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to El Nido Elementary, FY23The City District $25,200; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; El Nido Elementary $21,284; Hayward Collegiate Charter District $20,587; Empower Charter District $20,322; CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District $19,844; Connect Community Charter District $19,412; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Dunham Elementary $13,619; SIATech Academy South District $13,331; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kThe City District$25,200Aurum Preparatory Academy Dist…$24,007El Nido Elementary$21,284Hayward Collegiate Charter Dis…$20,587Empower Charter District$20,322CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. D…$19,844Connect Community Charter Dist…$19,412Wildflower Open Classroom Dist…$16,438Dunham Elementary$13,619SIATech Academy South District$13,331State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to El Nido Elementary, FY23The City District $25,200; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; El Nido Elementary $21,284; Hayward Collegiate Charter District $20,587; Empower Charter District $20,322; CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District $19,844; Connect Community Charter District $19,412; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Dunham Elementary $13,619; SIATech Academy South District $13,331; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kThe City District$25,200Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007El Nido Elementary$21,284Hayward Collegiate Charter District$20,587Empower Charter District$20,322CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. Distri…$19,844Connect Community Charter District$19,412Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Dunham Elementary$13,619SIATech Academy South District$13,331State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to El Nido Elementary, FY23The City District $25,200; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; El Nido Elementary $21,284; Hayward Collegiate Charter District $20,587; Empower Charter District $20,322; CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District $19,844; Connect Community Charter District $19,412; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Dunham Elementary $13,619; SIATech Academy South District $13,331; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kThe City District$25,200Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007El Nido Elementary$21,284Hayward Collegiate Charter District$20,587Empower Charter District$20,322CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District$19,844Connect Community Charter District$19,412Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Dunham Elementary$13,619SIATech Academy South District$13,331State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to El Nido Elementary, FY23The City District $25,200; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; El Nido Elementary $21,284; Hayward Collegiate Charter District $20,587; Empower Charter District $20,322; CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District $19,844; Connect Community Charter District $19,412; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Dunham Elementary $13,619; SIATech Academy South District $13,331; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kThe City District$25,200Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007El Nido Elementary$21,284Hayward Collegiate Charter District$20,587Empower Charter District$20,322CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District$19,844Connect Community Charter District$19,412Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Dunham Elementary$13,619SIATech Academy South District$13,331State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$4,786,000 in revenue: 57.7% state, 31.3% local and 11.0% federal. Total spending including $513,000 of capital outlay was $3,826,000, or $25,851 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

El Nido Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,763,000; Local $1,497,000; Federal $526,000; total $4,786,000.
  • State$2,763,000 58%
  • Local$1,497,000 31%
  • Federal$526,000 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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

148 students in 2022-23, 152 students in 2023-24, 156 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

El Nido Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 152, 2024-25: 1560501001502002022-231482023-241522024-25156
El Nido Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 152, 2024-25: 1560501001502002022-231482023-241522024-25156
El Nido Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 152, 2024-25: 1560501001502002022-231482023-241522024-25156
El Nido Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 152, 2024-25: 1560501001502002022-231482023-241522024-25156

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231489.016.4
2023-241529.016.9
2024-251569.017.3

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

$716,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,838 per student

El Nido Elementary booked $716,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 9 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 $79,556 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 18 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$709,00099.0%
Special education$7,0001.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,657 in 2018-19, $4,114 in 2019-20, $4,439 in 2020-21, $4,405 in 2021-22, $4,838 in 2022-23.

El Nido Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,657, 2019-20: $4,114, 2020-21: $4,439, 2021-22: $4,405, 2022-23: $4,83802k4k6k2018-19$3,6572019-20$4,1142020-21$4,4392021-22$4,4052022-23$4,838
El Nido Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,657, 2019-20: $4,114, 2020-21: $4,439, 2021-22: $4,405, 2022-23: $4,83802k4k6k2018-19$3,6572019-20$4,1142020-21$4,4392021-22$4,4052022-23$4,838
El Nido Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,657, 2019-20: $4,114, 2020-21: $4,439, 2021-22: $4,405, 2022-23: $4,83802k4k6k2018-19$3,6572019-20$4,1142020-21$4,4392021-22$4,4052022-23$4,838
El Nido Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,657, 2019-20: $4,114, 2020-21: $4,439, 2021-22: $4,405, 2022-23: $4,83802k4k6k2018-19$3,6572019-20$4,1142020-21$4,4392021-22$4,4052022-23$4,838

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 El Nido Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-42% in reading and 15-42% 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 arts15-42%45%95
Math15-42%34%95

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, 156 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
El Nido Elementary15617.379.5%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 El Nido Elementary

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 El Nido Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentEl Nido Elementary ranks 278 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,284).#278 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaEl Nido Elementary is the number 1,712 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 148 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,712 of 1,991
  3. The City DistrictThe next larger California district: 150 students in fall 2022, $25,200 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,200
  4. CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. DistrictThe next smaller California district: 147 students in fall 2022, $19,844 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,844
  5. Compare El Nido Elementary with The City DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaEl Nido Elementary spent $79,556 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$79,556
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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 El Nido Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in El Nido Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 156 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does El Nido Elementary spend per student?
    $21,284 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. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,250 per student, up 13.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does El Nido Elementary's money come from?
    $4,786,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.7% state, 31.3% local and 11.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in El Nido Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 15 of the 143 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does El Nido Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $716,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,838 per student. Divided by the 9 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $79,556 per teacher, more than 18 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).
  6. How do students in El Nido Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in El Nido Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-42% in reading and 15-42% 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.
  7. What is El Nido Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0612150. 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 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
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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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