At $31,492 per pupil, Harmony Union Elementary ranks #79 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
195
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$31,492
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harmony Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 195 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sonoma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,492 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.4% local, 49.2% state, and 6.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
a 278.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 24.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.3% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 22.6% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (195 to 239 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 0.8 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $13,968,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 29.8% went to instruction, 12.3% to support services, and 53.6% to capital outlay, a capital-heavy year, consistent with active construction, renovation, or major equipment purchases. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Salmon Creek School - a Charter accounts for 69.5% of all Harmony Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Harmony Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Harmony Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Harmony Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 279:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Harmony Union Elementary is typically wider than the Harmony Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Harmony Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 24.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Harmony Union Elementary is typically wider than the Harmony Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Harmony Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 195 students.
How much does Harmony Union Elementary spend per student?
Harmony Union Elementary spends $31,492 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Harmony Union Elementary?
Harmony Union Elementary students are 74.3% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.