Imagine Schools

Listed by NCES as Imagine Schools Riverside County District (district ID 0602372)

Public school district · Riverside County · California · NCES district ID 0602372

Imagine Schools spent $16,388 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its one school enrolled 1,454 students in 2024-25; 89.2% 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 Imagine Schools in enrollment (1,293 to 1,328 students) and Imagine Schools itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Imagine Schools, FY23Hillsborough City Elementary $29,167; Vista Real Charter High School $28,767; Sierra Unified $18,326; Cloverdale Unified $17,492; Denair Unified $16,696; Mark West Union $16,678; Roseland Charter District $16,475; Imagine Schools $16,388; Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District $15,130; Heritage K-8 Charter District $9,675; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.010k20k30kHillsborough City Elementary$29,167Vista Real Charter High School$28,767Sierra Unified$18,326Cloverdale Unified$17,492Denair Unified$16,696Mark West Union$16,678Roseland Charter District$16,475Imagine Schools$16,388Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter Dis…$15,130Heritage K-8 Charter District$9,675State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Imagine Schools, FY23Hillsborough City Elementary $29,167; Vista Real Charter High School $28,767; Sierra Unified $18,326; Cloverdale Unified $17,492; Denair Unified $16,696; Mark West Union $16,678; Roseland Charter District $16,475; Imagine Schools $16,388; Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District $15,130; Heritage K-8 Charter District $9,675; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.010k20k30kHillsborough City Elementary$29,167Vista Real Charter High School$28,767Sierra Unified$18,326Cloverdale Unified$17,492Denair Unified$16,696Mark West Union$16,678Roseland Charter District$16,475Imagine Schools$16,388Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District$15,130Heritage K-8 Charter District$9,675State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Imagine Schools, FY23Hillsborough City Elementary $29,167; Vista Real Charter High School $28,767; Sierra Unified $18,326; Cloverdale Unified $17,492; Denair Unified $16,696; Mark West Union $16,678; Roseland Charter District $16,475; Imagine Schools $16,388; Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District $15,130; Heritage K-8 Charter District $9,675; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.010k20k30kHillsborough City Elementary$29,167Vista Real Charter High School$28,767Sierra Unified$18,326Cloverdale Unified$17,492Denair Unified$16,696Mark West Union$16,678Roseland Charter District$16,475Imagine Schools$16,388Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District$15,130Heritage K-8 Charter District$9,675State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Imagine Schools, FY23Hillsborough City Elementary $29,167; Vista Real Charter High School $28,767; Sierra Unified $18,326; Cloverdale Unified $17,492; Denair Unified $16,696; Mark West Union $16,678; Roseland Charter District $16,475; Imagine Schools $16,388; Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District $15,130; Heritage K-8 Charter District $9,675; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.010k20k30kHillsborough City Elementary$29,167Vista Real Charter High School$28,767Sierra Unified$18,326Cloverdale Unified$17,492Denair Unified$16,696Mark West Union$16,678Roseland Charter District$16,475Imagine Schools$16,388Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District$15,130Heritage K-8 Charter District$9,675State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$29,098,000 in revenue: 89.2% state, 0.4% local and 10.4% federal. Total spending was $22,738,000, or $17,331 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Imagine Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $25,953,000; Local $116,000; Federal $3,029,000; total $29,098,000.
  • State$25,953,000 89%
  • Local$116,000 0%
  • Federal$3,029,000 10%

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 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,312 students in 2022-23, 1,330 students in 2023-24, 1,454 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Imagine Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,312, 2023-24: 1,330, 2024-25: 1,45405001k1.5k2022-231,3122023-241,3302024-251,454
Imagine Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,312, 2023-24: 1,330, 2024-25: 1,45405001k1.5k2022-231,3122023-241,3302024-251,454
Imagine Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,312, 2023-24: 1,330, 2024-25: 1,45405001k1.5k2022-231,3122023-241,3302024-251,454
Imagine Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,312, 2023-24: 1,330, 2024-25: 1,45405001k1.5k2022-231,3122023-241,3302024-251,454

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,31255.123.8
2023-241,33056.823.4
2024-251,45463.123.0

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

$3,721,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,836 per student

Imagine Schools booked $3,721,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 55 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 $67,544 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 5 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$3,508,00094.3%
Special education$213,0005.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,578 in 2018-19, $2,667 in 2019-20, $2,632 in 2020-21, $2,836 in 2022-23.

Imagine Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,578, 2019-20: $2,667, 2020-21: $2,632, 2022-23: $2,83601k2k3k2018-19$2,5782019-20$2,6672020-21$2,6322022-23$2,836
Imagine Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,578, 2019-20: $2,667, 2020-21: $2,632, 2022-23: $2,83601k2k3k2018-19$2,5782019-20$2,6672020-21$2,6322022-23$2,836
Imagine Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,578, 2019-20: $2,667, 2020-21: $2,632, 2022-23: $2,83601k2k3k2018-19$2,5782019-20$2,6672020-21$2,6322022-23$2,836
Imagine Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,578, 2019-20: $2,667, 2020-21: $2,632, 2022-23: $2,83601k2k3k2018-19$2,5782019-20$2,6672020-21$2,6322022-23$2,836

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 Imagine Schools scored proficient or above: 26-30% in reading and 13-17% 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 arts26-30%45%539
Math13-17%34%538

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, 1,454 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Imagine Schools Riverside County1,45423.066.0%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 Imagine 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 Imagine Schools

  1. California districts by spending per studentImagine Schools ranks 368 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,388).#368 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaImagine Schools is the number 591 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 1,312 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#591 of 1,991
  3. Cloverdale UnifiedThe next larger California district: 1,318 students in fall 2022, $17,492 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,492
  4. Vista Real Charter High SchoolThe next smaller California district: 1,311 students in fall 2022, $28,767 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,767
  5. Compare Imagine Schools with Cloverdale UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaImagine Schools spent $67,544 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$67,544
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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 Imagine Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Imagine Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 1,454 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Imagine Schools spend per student?
    $16,388 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Imagine Schools' money come from?
    $29,098,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 89.2% state, 0.4% local and 10.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Imagine Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,721,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,836 per student. Divided by the 55 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $67,544 per teacher, more than 5 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).
  5. How do students in Imagine Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Imagine Schools scored proficient or above: 26-30% in reading and 13-17% 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.
  6. What is Imagine Schools' NCES district ID?
    0602372. 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
  • 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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