Kernville Union School District

Listed by NCES as Kernville Union Elementary (district ID 0619590)

Public school district · Kern County · California · NCES district ID 0619590

Kernville Union School District spent $20,548 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 73% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its 3 schools enrolled 764 students in 2024-25; 61.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,261 per student, up 13.2% 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 Kernville Union in enrollment (807 to 824 students) and Kernville Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Kernville Union, FY23Calistoga Joint Unified $29,507; Kernville Union $20,548; Grimmway Academy District $17,396; Oak Grove Union $17,330; Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District $14,979; Antelope Elementary $14,649; Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District $14,327; California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District $13,474; Da Vinci Connect District $12,276; Great Valley Academy - Salida District $12,141; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kCalistoga Joint Unified$29,507Kernville Union$20,548Grimmway Academy District$17,396Oak Grove Union$17,330Elite Academic Academy - Mount…$14,979Antelope Elementary$14,649Compass Charter Schools of San…$14,327California Virtual Academy @ S…$13,474Da Vinci Connect District$12,276Great Valley Academy - Salida …$12,141State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Kernville Union, FY23Calistoga Joint Unified $29,507; Kernville Union $20,548; Grimmway Academy District $17,396; Oak Grove Union $17,330; Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District $14,979; Antelope Elementary $14,649; Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District $14,327; California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District $13,474; Da Vinci Connect District $12,276; Great Valley Academy - Salida District $12,141; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kCalistoga Joint Unified$29,507Kernville Union$20,548Grimmway Academy District$17,396Oak Grove Union$17,330Elite Academic Academy - Mountain E…$14,979Antelope Elementary$14,649Compass Charter Schools of San Dieg…$14,327California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma…$13,474Da Vinci Connect District$12,276Great Valley Academy - Salida Distr…$12,141State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Kernville Union, FY23Calistoga Joint Unified $29,507; Kernville Union $20,548; Grimmway Academy District $17,396; Oak Grove Union $17,330; Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District $14,979; Antelope Elementary $14,649; Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District $14,327; California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District $13,474; Da Vinci Connect District $12,276; Great Valley Academy - Salida District $12,141; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kCalistoga Joint Unified$29,507Kernville Union$20,548Grimmway Academy District$17,396Oak Grove Union$17,330Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire Di…$14,979Antelope Elementary$14,649Compass Charter Schools of San Diego Distri…$14,327California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District$13,474Da Vinci Connect District$12,276Great Valley Academy - Salida District$12,141State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Kernville Union, FY23Calistoga Joint Unified $29,507; Kernville Union $20,548; Grimmway Academy District $17,396; Oak Grove Union $17,330; Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District $14,979; Antelope Elementary $14,649; Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District $14,327; California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District $13,474; Da Vinci Connect District $12,276; Great Valley Academy - Salida District $12,141; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kCalistoga Joint Unified$29,507Kernville Union$20,548Grimmway Academy District$17,396Oak Grove Union$17,330Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empir…$14,979Antelope Elementary$14,649Compass Charter Schools of San Diego Di…$14,327California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma Dis…$13,474Da Vinci Connect District$12,276Great Valley Academy - Salida District$12,141State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$22,675,000 in revenue: 61.0% state, 19.6% local and 19.4% federal. Total spending including $1,480,000 of capital outlay was $19,274,000, or $23,678 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Kernville Union School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,836,000; Local $4,449,000; Federal $4,390,000; total $22,675,000.
  • State$13,836,000 61%
  • Local$4,449,000 20%
  • Federal$4,390,000 19%

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

814 students in 2022-23, 779 students in 2023-24, 764 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Kernville Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 814, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 76402505007501k2022-238142023-247792024-25764
Kernville Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 814, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 76402505007501k2022-238142023-247792024-25764
Kernville Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 814, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 76402505007501k2022-238142023-247792024-25764
Kernville Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 814, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 76402505007501k2022-238142023-247792024-25764

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381439.420.7
2023-2477940.619.2
2024-2576439.019.6

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

$3,840,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,717 per student

Kernville Union School District booked $3,840,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 39 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 $97,462 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 45 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$3,409,00088.8%
Special education$431,00011.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,764 in 2018-19, $4,230 in 2019-20, $4,091 in 2020-21, $5,000 in 2021-22, $4,717 in 2022-23.

Kernville Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,764, 2019-20: $4,230, 2020-21: $4,091, 2021-22: $5,000, 2022-23: $4,71702k4k6k2018-19$3,7642019-20$4,2302020-21$4,0912021-22$5,0002022-23$4,717
Kernville Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,764, 2019-20: $4,230, 2020-21: $4,091, 2021-22: $5,000, 2022-23: $4,71702k4k6k2018-19$3,7642019-20$4,2302020-21$4,0912021-22$5,0002022-23$4,717
Kernville Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,764, 2019-20: $4,230, 2020-21: $4,091, 2021-22: $5,000, 2022-23: $4,71702k4k6k2018-19$3,7642019-20$4,2302020-21$4,0912021-22$5,0002022-23$4,717
Kernville Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,764, 2019-20: $4,230, 2020-21: $4,091, 2021-22: $5,000, 2022-23: $4,71702k4k6k2018-19$3,7642019-20$4,2302020-21$4,0912021-22$5,0002022-23$4,717

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 Kernville Union School District scored proficient or above: 28-32% in reading and 17-21% 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 arts28-32%45%524
Math17-21%34%520

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.

2 elementary schools, 495 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary39020.673.1%Not reported
Kernville Elementary10524.262.9%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, 269 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Woodrow Wallace Middle26917.168.0%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 Kernville Union School 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 Kernville Union School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentKernville Union School District ranks 330 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,548).#330 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaKernville Union School District is the number 731 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 814 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#731 of 1,991
  3. Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire DistrictThe next larger California district: 817 students in fall 2022, $14,979 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,979
  4. Antelope ElementaryThe next smaller California district: 812 students in fall 2022, $14,649 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,649
  5. Compare Kernville Union School District with Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaKernville Union School District spent $97,462 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$97,462
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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 Kernville Union School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Kernville Union School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 764 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Kernville Union School District spend per student?
    $20,548 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 $23,261 per student, up 13.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Kernville Union School District's money come from?
    $22,675,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.0% state, 19.6% local and 19.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Kernville Union School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 207 of the 947 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.9%, 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 Kernville Union School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,840,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,717 per student. Divided by the 39 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $97,462 per teacher, more than 45 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 Kernville Union School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Kernville Union School District scored proficient or above: 28-32% in reading and 17-21% 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 Kernville Union School District's NCES district ID?
    0619590. 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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