Lucerne Elementary

Public school district · Lake County · California · NCES district ID 0623040

Lucerne Elementary spent $15,323 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 282 students in 2024-25; 68.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,908 per student, up 23.4% 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 Lucerne Elementary in enrollment (297 to 302 students) and Lucerne Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Lucerne Elementary, FY23Charter Middle School $24,581; Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District $23,748; ISANA Cardinal Academy District $19,715; Fenton STEM Acad: Elem CTR for Sci Tech Engr & Math District $19,633; Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District $19,485; PUC Community Charter Elementary District $18,787; PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District $18,513; Gateway Middle School $17,500; Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District $16,883; Lucerne Elementary $15,323; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kCharter Middle School$24,581Los Angeles Leadership Primary…$23,748ISANA Cardinal Academy District$19,715Fenton STEM Acad: Elem CTR for…$19,633Aspire Slauson Academy Charter…$19,485PUC Community Charter Elementa…$18,787PUC Lakeview Charter Academy D…$18,513Gateway Middle School$17,500Peak Prep Pleasant Valley Dist…$16,883Lucerne Elementary$15,323State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Lucerne Elementary, FY23Charter Middle School $24,581; Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District $23,748; ISANA Cardinal Academy District $19,715; Fenton STEM Acad: Elem CTR for Sci Tech Engr & Math District $19,633; Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District $19,485; PUC Community Charter Elementary District $18,787; PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District $18,513; Gateway Middle School $17,500; Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District $16,883; Lucerne Elementary $15,323; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kCharter Middle School$24,581Los Angeles Leadership Primary Acad…$23,748ISANA Cardinal Academy District$19,715Fenton STEM Acad: Elem CTR for Sci …$19,633Aspire Slauson Academy Charter Dist…$19,485PUC Community Charter Elementary Di…$18,787PUC Lakeview Charter Academy Distri…$18,513Gateway Middle School$17,500Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District$16,883Lucerne Elementary$15,323State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Lucerne Elementary, FY23Charter Middle School $24,581; Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District $23,748; ISANA Cardinal Academy District $19,715; Fenton STEM Acad: Elem CTR for Sci Tech Engr & Math District $19,633; Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District $19,485; PUC Community Charter Elementary District $18,787; PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District $18,513; Gateway Middle School $17,500; Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District $16,883; Lucerne Elementary $15,323; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kCharter Middle School$24,581Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy Dist…$23,748ISANA Cardinal Academy District$19,715Fenton STEM Acad: Elem CTR for Sci Tech Eng…$19,633Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District$19,485PUC Community Charter Elementary District$18,787PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District$18,513Gateway Middle School$17,500Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District$16,883Lucerne Elementary$15,323State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Lucerne Elementary, FY23Charter Middle School $24,581; Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District $23,748; ISANA Cardinal Academy District $19,715; Fenton STEM Acad: Elem CTR for Sci Tech Engr & Math District $19,633; Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District $19,485; PUC Community Charter Elementary District $18,787; PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District $18,513; Gateway Middle School $17,500; Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District $16,883; Lucerne Elementary $15,323; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kCharter Middle School$24,581Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy…$23,748ISANA Cardinal Academy District$19,715Fenton STEM Acad: Elem CTR for Sci Tech…$19,633Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District$19,485PUC Community Charter Elementary Distri…$18,787PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District$18,513Gateway Middle School$17,500Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District$16,883Lucerne Elementary$15,323State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$6,771,000 in revenue: 68.5% state, 19.7% local and 11.9% federal. Total spending including $141,000 of capital outlay was $5,005,000, or $16,683 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lucerne Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,635,000; Local $1,332,000; Federal $804,000; total $6,771,000.
  • State$4,635,000 68%
  • Local$1,332,000 20%
  • Federal$804,000 12%

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

299 students in 2022-23, 292 students in 2023-24, 282 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lucerne Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 299, 2023-24: 292, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232992023-242922024-25282
Lucerne Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 299, 2023-24: 292, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232992023-242922024-25282
Lucerne Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 299, 2023-24: 292, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232992023-242922024-25282
Lucerne Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 299, 2023-24: 292, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232992023-242922024-25282

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329914.021.4
2023-2429215.019.5
2024-2528214.020.2

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

$1,079,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,597 per student

Lucerne Elementary booked $1,079,000 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 $77,071 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 16 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$1,025,00095.0%
Special education$54,0005.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,921 in 2018-19, $3,341 in 2019-20, $4,343 in 2020-21, $3,664 in 2021-22, $3,597 in 2022-23.

Lucerne Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,921, 2019-20: $3,341, 2020-21: $4,343, 2021-22: $3,664, 2022-23: $3,59702k4k6k2018-19$3,9212019-20$3,3412020-21$4,3432021-22$3,6642022-23$3,597
Lucerne Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,921, 2019-20: $3,341, 2020-21: $4,343, 2021-22: $3,664, 2022-23: $3,59702k4k6k2018-19$3,9212019-20$3,3412020-21$4,3432021-22$3,6642022-23$3,597
Lucerne Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,921, 2019-20: $3,341, 2020-21: $4,343, 2021-22: $3,664, 2022-23: $3,59702k4k6k2018-19$3,9212019-20$3,3412020-21$4,3432021-22$3,6642022-23$3,597
Lucerne Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,921, 2019-20: $3,341, 2020-21: $4,343, 2021-22: $3,664, 2022-23: $3,59702k4k6k2018-19$3,9212019-20$3,3412020-21$4,3432021-22$3,6642022-23$3,597

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 Lucerne Elementary scored proficient or above: 19-36% in reading and 9-25% 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 arts19-36%45%164
Math9-25%34%164

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, 282 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lucerne Elementary28220.278.4%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 Lucerne 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 Lucerne Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentLucerne Elementary ranks 852 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,323).#852 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaLucerne Elementary is the number 1,395 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 300 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,395 of 1,991
  3. PUC Community Charter Elementary DistrictThe next larger California district: 301 students in fall 2022, $18,787 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,787
  4. East Palo Alto AcademyThe next smaller California district: 299 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Lucerne Elementary with PUC Community Charter Elementary DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaLucerne Elementary spent $77,071 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$77,071
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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 Lucerne Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Lucerne Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 282 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lucerne Elementary spend per student?
    $15,323 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 $18,908 per student, up 23.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lucerne Elementary's money come from?
    $6,771,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.5% state, 19.7% local and 11.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lucerne Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 181 of the 335 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 54.0%, 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 Lucerne Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,079,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,597 per student. Divided by the 14 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,071 per teacher, more than 16 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 Lucerne Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lucerne Elementary scored proficient or above: 19-36% in reading and 9-25% 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 Lucerne Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0623040. 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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