Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary

Public school district · Kings County · California · NCES district ID 0619770

Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary's fiscal year 2022-23 finance report (NCES F-33) gives no current spending per student. Its one school enrolled 860 students in 2024-25. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,748 per student, up 9.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Where the money came from

$12,386,000 in revenue: 81.0% state, 14.5% local and 4.5% federal. Total spending including $425,000 of capital outlay was $11,018,000, or $13,388 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,031,000; Local $1,797,000; Federal $558,000; total $12,386,000.
  • State$10,031,000 81%
  • Local$1,797,000 15%
  • Federal$558,000 5%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23, revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

823 students in 2022-23, 850 students in 2023-24, 860 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 823, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 86002505007501k2022-238232023-248502024-25860
Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 823, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 86002505007501k2022-238232023-248502024-25860
Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 823, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 86002505007501k2022-238232023-248502024-25860
Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 823, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 86002505007501k2022-238232023-248502024-25860

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2382335.023.5
2023-2485036.123.5
2024-2586037.223.1

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading and 53-57% 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 arts65-69%45%526
Math53-57%34%526

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, 860 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary86023.127.0%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 Kings River-Hardwick 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 Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary

  1. Every school district in CaliforniaKings River-Hardwick Union Elementary is the number 726 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 823 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#726 of 1,991
  2. Grimmway Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 824 students in fall 2022, $17,396 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,396
  3. Compass Charter Schools of San Diego DistrictThe next smaller California district: 819 students in fall 2022, $14,327 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,327
  4. Compare Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary with Grimmway Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 860 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. Where does Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary's money come from?
    $12,386,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 81.0% state, 14.5% local and 4.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  3. How many children in Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 55 of the 368 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.9%, 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.
  4. How do students in Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading and 53-57% 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.
  5. What is Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0619770. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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