Meridian Elementary

Public school district · Sutter County · California · NCES district ID 0624690

Meridian Elementary spent $17,200 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 54% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 78 students in 2024-25; 43.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,524 per student, up 19.3% 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 Meridian Elementary in enrollment (68 to 71 students) and Meridian Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Meridian Elementary, FY23Alpine County Unified $50,500; Pine Ridge Elementary $39,362; Golden Feather Union Elementary $31,391; IvyTech Charter District $30,930; San Lucas Union Elementary $28,086; Grace Hopper STEM Academy District $25,814; Bangor Union Elementary $24,304; Meridian Elementary $17,200; Pacific Community Charter District $15,071; Garfield Elementary $14,435; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40k50k60kAlpine County Unified$50,500Pine Ridge Elementary$39,362Golden Feather Union Elementary$31,391IvyTech Charter District$30,930San Lucas Union Elementary$28,086Grace Hopper STEM Academy Dist…$25,814Bangor Union Elementary$24,304Meridian Elementary$17,200Pacific Community Charter Dist…$15,071Garfield Elementary$14,435State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Meridian Elementary, FY23Alpine County Unified $50,500; Pine Ridge Elementary $39,362; Golden Feather Union Elementary $31,391; IvyTech Charter District $30,930; San Lucas Union Elementary $28,086; Grace Hopper STEM Academy District $25,814; Bangor Union Elementary $24,304; Meridian Elementary $17,200; Pacific Community Charter District $15,071; Garfield Elementary $14,435; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40k50k60kAlpine County Unified$50,500Pine Ridge Elementary$39,362Golden Feather Union Elementary$31,391IvyTech Charter District$30,930San Lucas Union Elementary$28,086Grace Hopper STEM Academy District$25,814Bangor Union Elementary$24,304Meridian Elementary$17,200Pacific Community Charter District$15,071Garfield Elementary$14,435State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Meridian Elementary, FY23Alpine County Unified $50,500; Pine Ridge Elementary $39,362; Golden Feather Union Elementary $31,391; IvyTech Charter District $30,930; San Lucas Union Elementary $28,086; Grace Hopper STEM Academy District $25,814; Bangor Union Elementary $24,304; Meridian Elementary $17,200; Pacific Community Charter District $15,071; Garfield Elementary $14,435; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k30k50k60kAlpine County Unified$50,500Pine Ridge Elementary$39,362Golden Feather Union Elementary$31,391IvyTech Charter District$30,930San Lucas Union Elementary$28,086Grace Hopper STEM Academy District$25,814Bangor Union Elementary$24,304Meridian Elementary$17,200Pacific Community Charter District$15,071Garfield Elementary$14,435State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Meridian Elementary, FY23Alpine County Unified $50,500; Pine Ridge Elementary $39,362; Golden Feather Union Elementary $31,391; IvyTech Charter District $30,930; San Lucas Union Elementary $28,086; Grace Hopper STEM Academy District $25,814; Bangor Union Elementary $24,304; Meridian Elementary $17,200; Pacific Community Charter District $15,071; Garfield Elementary $14,435; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k30k50k60kAlpine County Unified$50,500Pine Ridge Elementary$39,362Golden Feather Union Elementary$31,391IvyTech Charter District$30,930San Lucas Union Elementary$28,086Grace Hopper STEM Academy District$25,814Bangor Union Elementary$24,304Meridian Elementary$17,200Pacific Community Charter District$15,071Garfield Elementary$14,435State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$2,951,000 in revenue: 43.6% state, 40.7% local and 15.7% federal. Total spending including $29,000 of capital outlay was $2,773,000, or $39,614 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Meridian Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,286,000; Local $1,202,000; Federal $463,000; total $2,951,000.
  • State$1,286,000 44%
  • Local$1,202,000 41%
  • Federal$463,000 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 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

70 students in 2022-23, 63 students in 2023-24, 78 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Meridian Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 63, 2024-25: 780204060802022-23702023-24632024-2578
Meridian Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 63, 2024-25: 780204060802022-23702023-24632024-2578
Meridian Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 63, 2024-25: 780204060802022-23702023-24632024-2578
Meridian Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 63, 2024-25: 780204060802022-23702023-24632024-2578

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23703.023.3
2023-24634.015.8
2024-25784.019.6

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

$215,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,071 per student

Meridian Elementary booked $215,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 3 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 $71,667 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 8 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).

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,023 in 2018-19, $4,375 in 2019-20, $3,556 in 2020-21, $3,127 in 2021-22, $3,071 in 2022-23.

Meridian Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,023, 2019-20: $4,375, 2020-21: $3,556, 2021-22: $3,127, 2022-23: $3,07102k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0232019-20$4,3752020-21$3,5562021-22$3,1272022-23$3,071
Meridian Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,023, 2019-20: $4,375, 2020-21: $3,556, 2021-22: $3,127, 2022-23: $3,07102k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0232019-20$4,3752020-21$3,5562021-22$3,1272022-23$3,071
Meridian Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,023, 2019-20: $4,375, 2020-21: $3,556, 2021-22: $3,127, 2022-23: $3,07102k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0232019-20$4,3752020-21$3,5562021-22$3,1272022-23$3,071
Meridian Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,023, 2019-20: $4,375, 2020-21: $3,556, 2021-22: $3,127, 2022-23: $3,07102k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0232019-20$4,3752020-21$3,5562021-22$3,1272022-23$3,071

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 Meridian Elementary scored proficient or above: 11-61% in reading and 0-50% 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 arts11-61%45%35
Math0-50%34%35

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, 78 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Meridian Elementary7819.669.2%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 Meridian 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 Meridian Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentMeridian Elementary ranks 671 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,200).#671 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaMeridian Elementary is the number 1,882 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 70 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,882 of 1,991
  3. IvyTech Charter DistrictThe next larger California district: 71 students in fall 2022, $30,930 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,930
  4. Bangor Union ElementaryThe next smaller California district: 69 students in fall 2022, $24,304 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,304
  5. Compare Meridian Elementary with IvyTech Charter DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaMeridian Elementary spent $71,667 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$71,667
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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 Meridian Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Meridian Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 78 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Meridian Elementary spend per student?
    $17,200 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 $20,524 per student, up 19.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Meridian Elementary's money come from?
    $2,951,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.6% state, 40.7% local and 15.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Meridian Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $215,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,071 per student. Divided by the 3 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $71,667 per teacher, more than 8 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).
  5. How do students in Meridian Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Meridian Elementary scored proficient or above: 11-61% in reading and 0-50% 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.
  6. What is Meridian Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0624690. 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, 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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