Merced City Elementary
Public school district · Merced County · California · NCES district ID 0624600
Merced City Elementary spent $15,186 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 74% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 19 schools enrolled 11,108 students in 2024-25; 73.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,666 per student, up 16.3% 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 Merced City Elementary in enrollment (10,570 to 11,357 students) and Merced City Elementary itself.
Where the money came from
$254,195,000 in revenue: 73.2% state, 11.1% local and 15.7% federal. Total spending including $26,652,000 of capital outlay was $199,180,000, or $18,152 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$185,997,000 73%
- Local$28,238,000 11%
- Federal$39,960,000 16%
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 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
10,973 students in 2022-23, 11,013 students in 2023-24, 11,108 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 10,973 | 429.5 | 25.5 |
| 2023-24 | 11,013 | 443.0 | 24.9 |
| 2024-25 | 11,108 | 438.9 | 25.3 |
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 Merced City Elementary scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 20% 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.
| Subject | This district | California | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 33% | 45% | 7,132 |
| Math | 20% | 34% | 7,104 |
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.
15 elementary schools, 8,640 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Rivera Elementary | 917 | 27.0 | 64.3% | Not reported |
| Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary | 722 | 24.9 | 51.1% | Not reported |
| Luther Burbank Elementary | 716 | 25.6 | 58.4% | Not reported |
| Allan Peterson Elementary | 690 | 25.6 | 55.4% | Not reported |
| Joe Stefani | 641 | 27.6 | 79.3% | Not reported |
| John Muir Elementary | 613 | 25.6 | 81.7% | Not reported |
| Franklin Elementary | 602 | 22.3 | 72.4% | Not reported |
| John C. Fremont Elementary | 580 | 25.3 | 77.4% | Not reported |
| Ada Givens Elementary | 579 | 23.2 | 69.3% | Not reported |
| Alicia Reyes Elementary | 540 | 24.6 | 89.3% | Not reported |
| Charles Wright Elementary | 527 | 22.0 | 75.0% | Not reported |
| Leontine Gracey Elementary | 509 | 23.1 | 77.0% | Not reported |
The other 3 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Stowell Elementary | 501 | 21.8 | 93.2% | Not reported |
| Margaret Sheehy Elementary | 481 | 24.1 | 90.9% | Not reported |
| Merced City School District Community Day | 22 | 7.7 | 86.4% | 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.
4 middle schools, 2,468 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover Middle | 629 | 29.6 | 78.1% | Not reported |
| Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle | 624 | 30.1 | 47.6% | Not reported |
| Rudolph Rivera Middle | 608 | 28.7 | 73.2% | Not reported |
| Tenaya Middle | 607 | 27.2 | 84.2% | 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 Merced City Elementary
- Website: mcsd.k12.ca.us
- Phone: (209) 385-6600
- Office: 444 West 23rd St., Merced, CA 95340
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 Merced City Elementary
- California districts by spending per studentMerced City Elementary ranks 479 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,186).#479 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaMerced City Elementary is the number 138 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 10,973 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#138 of 1,991
- Carlsbad UnifiedThe next larger California district: 10,981 students in fall 2022, $15,022 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,022
- La Mesa-Spring Valley SchoolsThe next smaller California district: 10,745 students in fall 2022, $16,770 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,770
- Compare Merced City Elementary with Carlsbad UnifiedEnrollment, 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 Merced City Elementary
How many schools and students are in Merced City Elementary?
19 schools were open in 2024-25 (15 elementary, 4 middle), enrolling 11,108 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Merced City Elementary spend per student?
$15,186 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,666 per student, up 16.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Merced City Elementary's money come from?
$254,195,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 73.2% state, 11.1% local and 15.7% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Merced City Elementary live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 3,526 of the 12,507 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 28.2%, 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.How do students in Merced City Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Merced City Elementary scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 20% 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.What is Merced City Elementary's NCES district ID?
0624600. 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
- 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