Julian Union Elementary

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0619140

Julian Union Elementary spent $20,964 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its 2 schools enrolled 299 students in 2024-25; 47.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,561 per student, up 17.2% 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 Julian Union Elementary in enrollment (274 to 276 students) and Julian Union Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Julian Union Elementary, FY23Para Los Ninos Charter District $31,270; Potter Valley Community Unified $22,312; Julian Union Elementary $20,964; WISH Academy High District $19,268; Pioneer Union $15,298; Life Source International Charter District $14,902; Valley International Preparatory High District $14,244; Merced River Union Elementary $13,760; Shasta Charter Academy $12,719; Uncharted Shores Academy $11,721; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kPara Los Ninos Charter District$31,270Potter Valley Community Unified$22,312Julian Union Elementary$20,964WISH Academy High District$19,268Pioneer Union$15,298Life Source International Char…$14,902Valley International Preparato…$14,244Merced River Union Elementary$13,760Shasta Charter Academy$12,719Uncharted Shores Academy$11,721State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Julian Union Elementary, FY23Para Los Ninos Charter District $31,270; Potter Valley Community Unified $22,312; Julian Union Elementary $20,964; WISH Academy High District $19,268; Pioneer Union $15,298; Life Source International Charter District $14,902; Valley International Preparatory High District $14,244; Merced River Union Elementary $13,760; Shasta Charter Academy $12,719; Uncharted Shores Academy $11,721; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kPara Los Ninos Charter District$31,270Potter Valley Community Unified$22,312Julian Union Elementary$20,964WISH Academy High District$19,268Pioneer Union$15,298Life Source International Charter D…$14,902Valley International Preparatory Hi…$14,244Merced River Union Elementary$13,760Shasta Charter Academy$12,719Uncharted Shores Academy$11,721State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Julian Union Elementary, FY23Para Los Ninos Charter District $31,270; Potter Valley Community Unified $22,312; Julian Union Elementary $20,964; WISH Academy High District $19,268; Pioneer Union $15,298; Life Source International Charter District $14,902; Valley International Preparatory High District $14,244; Merced River Union Elementary $13,760; Shasta Charter Academy $12,719; Uncharted Shores Academy $11,721; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kPara Los Ninos Charter District$31,270Potter Valley Community Unified$22,312Julian Union Elementary$20,964WISH Academy High District$19,268Pioneer Union$15,298Life Source International Charter District$14,902Valley International Preparatory High Distr…$14,244Merced River Union Elementary$13,760Shasta Charter Academy$12,719Uncharted Shores Academy$11,721State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Julian Union Elementary, FY23Para Los Ninos Charter District $31,270; Potter Valley Community Unified $22,312; Julian Union Elementary $20,964; WISH Academy High District $19,268; Pioneer Union $15,298; Life Source International Charter District $14,902; Valley International Preparatory High District $14,244; Merced River Union Elementary $13,760; Shasta Charter Academy $12,719; Uncharted Shores Academy $11,721; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kPara Los Ninos Charter District$31,270Potter Valley Community Unified$22,312Julian Union Elementary$20,964WISH Academy High District$19,268Pioneer Union$15,298Life Source International Charter Distr…$14,902Valley International Preparatory High D…$14,244Merced River Union Elementary$13,760Shasta Charter Academy$12,719Uncharted Shores Academy$11,721State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$8,478,000 in revenue: 47.1% state, 41.6% local and 11.3% federal. Total spending including $53,000 of capital outlay was $5,818,000, or $21,156 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Julian Union Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,994,000; Local $3,524,000; Federal $960,000; total $8,478,000.
  • State$3,994,000 47%
  • Local$3,524,000 42%
  • Federal$960,000 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

275 students in 2022-23, 269 students in 2023-24, 299 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Julian Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 275, 2023-24: 269, 2024-25: 29901002003002022-232752023-242692024-25299
Julian Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 275, 2023-24: 269, 2024-25: 29901002003002022-232752023-242692024-25299
Julian Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 275, 2023-24: 269, 2024-25: 29901002003002022-232752023-242692024-25299
Julian Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 275, 2023-24: 269, 2024-25: 29901002003002022-232752023-242692024-25299

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327514.019.6
2023-2426914.718.3
2024-2529914.720.3

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

$1,192,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,335 per student

Julian Union Elementary booked $1,192,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 14 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 $85,143 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 25 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$977,00082.0%
Special education$215,00018.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,493 in 2018-19, $4,142 in 2019-20, $3,951 in 2020-21, $4,428 in 2021-22, $4,335 in 2022-23.

Julian Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,493, 2019-20: $4,142, 2020-21: $3,951, 2021-22: $4,428, 2022-23: $4,33502k4k6k2018-19$4,4932019-20$4,1422020-21$3,9512021-22$4,4282022-23$4,335
Julian Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,493, 2019-20: $4,142, 2020-21: $3,951, 2021-22: $4,428, 2022-23: $4,33502k4k6k2018-19$4,4932019-20$4,1422020-21$3,9512021-22$4,4282022-23$4,335
Julian Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,493, 2019-20: $4,142, 2020-21: $3,951, 2021-22: $4,428, 2022-23: $4,33502k4k6k2018-19$4,4932019-20$4,1422020-21$3,9512021-22$4,4282022-23$4,335
Julian Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,493, 2019-20: $4,142, 2020-21: $3,951, 2021-22: $4,428, 2022-23: $4,33502k4k6k2018-19$4,4932019-20$4,1422020-21$3,9512021-22$4,4282022-23$4,335

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 Julian Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 24-43% in reading and 14-33% 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 arts24-43%45%171
Math14-33%34%171

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, 189 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Julian Elementary18919.551.9%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.

1 middle school, 110 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Julian Junior High11021.862.7%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 Julian Union 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 Julian Union Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentJulian Union Elementary ranks 303 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,964).#303 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaJulian Union Elementary is the number 1,440 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 275 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,440 of 1,991
  3. Uncharted Shores AcademyThe next larger California district: 276 students in fall 2022, $11,721 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,721
  4. Para Los Ninos Charter DistrictThe next smaller California district: 274 students in fall 2022, $31,270 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$31,270
  5. Compare Julian Union Elementary with Uncharted Shores AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaJulian Union Elementary spent $85,143 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$85,143
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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 Julian Union Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Julian Union Elementary?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 299 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Julian Union Elementary spend per student?
    $20,964 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 $24,561 per student, up 17.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Julian Union Elementary's money come from?
    $8,478,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.1% state, 41.6% local and 11.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Julian Union Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 20 of the 338 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.9%, 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 Julian Union Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,192,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,335 per student. Divided by the 14 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $85,143 per teacher, more than 25 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 Julian Union Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Julian Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 24-43% in reading and 14-33% 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 Julian Union Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0619140. 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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