Madera County Superintendent of Schools

Public school district · Madera County · California · NCES district ID 0691017

Madera County Superintendent of Schools spent $71,630 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its 4 schools enrolled 648 students in 2024-25; 46.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $75,691 per student, up 5.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 25-29% (California: 86.2%).

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 Madera County Superintendent of Schools in enrollment (655 to 669 students) and Madera County Superintendent of Schools itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Madera County Superintendent of Schools, FY23Madera County Superintendent of Schools $71,630; School of Arts and Enterprise District $23,021; Crescent Valley Public Charter School II $20,370; YouthBuild Charter School of California District $19,865; Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District $18,046; Animo Leadership High District $17,182; Summerville Union High $16,090; Valley Life Charter School $14,607; KIPP King Collegiate High District $14,605; Mojave River Academy - National Trails District $14,044; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60k80kMadera County Superintendent o…$71,630School of Arts and Enterprise …$23,021Crescent Valley Public Charter…$20,370YouthBuild Charter School of C…$19,865Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #…$18,046Animo Leadership High District$17,182Summerville Union High$16,090Valley Life Charter School$14,607KIPP King Collegiate High Dist…$14,605Mojave River Academy - Nationa…$14,044State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Madera County Superintendent of Schools, FY23Madera County Superintendent of Schools $71,630; School of Arts and Enterprise District $23,021; Crescent Valley Public Charter School II $20,370; YouthBuild Charter School of California District $19,865; Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District $18,046; Animo Leadership High District $17,182; Summerville Union High $16,090; Valley Life Charter School $14,607; KIPP King Collegiate High District $14,605; Mojave River Academy - National Trails District $14,044; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60k80kMadera County Superintendent of Sch…$71,630School of Arts and Enterprise Distr…$23,021Crescent Valley Public Charter Scho…$20,370YouthBuild Charter School of Califo…$19,865Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 Dis…$18,046Animo Leadership High District$17,182Summerville Union High$16,090Valley Life Charter School$14,607KIPP King Collegiate High District$14,605Mojave River Academy - National Tra…$14,044State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Madera County Superintendent of Schools, FY23Madera County Superintendent of Schools $71,630; School of Arts and Enterprise District $23,021; Crescent Valley Public Charter School II $20,370; YouthBuild Charter School of California District $19,865; Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District $18,046; Animo Leadership High District $17,182; Summerville Union High $16,090; Valley Life Charter School $14,607; KIPP King Collegiate High District $14,605; Mojave River Academy - National Trails District $14,044; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.040k80kMadera County Superintendent of Schools$71,630School of Arts and Enterprise District$23,021Crescent Valley Public Charter School II$20,370YouthBuild Charter School of California Dis…$19,865Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District$18,046Animo Leadership High District$17,182Summerville Union High$16,090Valley Life Charter School$14,607KIPP King Collegiate High District$14,605Mojave River Academy - National Trails Dist…$14,044State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Madera County Superintendent of Schools, FY23Madera County Superintendent of Schools $71,630; School of Arts and Enterprise District $23,021; Crescent Valley Public Charter School II $20,370; YouthBuild Charter School of California District $19,865; Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District $18,046; Animo Leadership High District $17,182; Summerville Union High $16,090; Valley Life Charter School $14,607; KIPP King Collegiate High District $14,605; Mojave River Academy - National Trails District $14,044; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.040k80kMadera County Superintendent of Schools$71,630School of Arts and Enterprise District$23,021Crescent Valley Public Charter School II$20,370YouthBuild Charter School of California…$19,865Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District$18,046Animo Leadership High District$17,182Summerville Union High$16,090Valley Life Charter School$14,607KIPP King Collegiate High District$14,605Mojave River Academy - National Trails…$14,044State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$81,311,000 in revenue: 46.4% state, 34.7% local and 18.9% federal. Total spending including $900,000 of capital outlay was $70,524,000; the figure above leaves capital out.

Madera County Superintendent of Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $37,738,000; Local $28,179,000; Federal $15,394,000; total $81,311,000.
  • State$37,738,000 46%
  • Local$28,179,000 35%
  • Federal$15,394,000 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

663 students in 2022-23, 687 students in 2023-24, 648 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Madera County Superintendent of Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 663, 2023-24: 687, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236632023-246872024-25648
Madera County Superintendent of Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 663, 2023-24: 687, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236632023-246872024-25648
Madera County Superintendent of Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 663, 2023-24: 687, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236632023-246872024-25648
Madera County Superintendent of Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 663, 2023-24: 687, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236632023-246872024-25648

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366363.010.5
2023-2468765.010.6
2024-2564863.110.3

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 Madera County Superintendent of Schools scored proficient or above: 0-16% in reading and 0-16% 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 arts0-16%45%163
Math0-16%34%159

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

25-29% of the 132 students in Madera County Superintendent of Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate25‑29%86.2%
Students in the class132495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 29 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary)296.989.7%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.

3 other schools, 619 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gould Educational Center3517.866.1%Not reported
Pioneer Technical Center20718.287.0%Not reported
Madera County Independent Academy6125.482.0%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 Madera County Superintendent of 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 Madera County Superintendent of Schools

  1. California districts by spending per studentMadera County Superintendent of Schools ranks 6 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($71,630).#6 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaMadera County Superintendent of Schools is the number 810 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 663 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#810 of 1,991
  3. School of Arts and Enterprise DistrictThe next larger California district: 667 students in fall 2022, $23,021 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,021
  4. Valley Life Charter SchoolThe next smaller California district: 662 students in fall 2022, $14,607 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,607
  5. Compare Madera County Superintendent of Schools with School of Arts and Enterprise DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary), its largest high school29 students in 2024-25, 6.9 per teacher.29
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Madera County Superintendent of Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Madera County Superintendent of Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 high, 3 other), enrolling 648 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Madera County Superintendent of Schools spend per student?
    $71,630 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 $75,691 per student, up 5.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Madera County Superintendent of Schools' money come from?
    $81,311,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.4% state, 34.7% local and 18.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Madera County Superintendent of Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Madera County Superintendent of Schools scored proficient or above: 0-16% in reading and 0-16% 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 the graduation rate in Madera County Superintendent of Schools?
    25-29% of the 132 students in Madera County Superintendent of Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Madera County Superintendent of Schools' NCES district ID?
    0691017. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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, 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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