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Soledad, California - 1 schools
At $13,931 per pupil, Mission Union Elementary ranks #1223 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mission Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 122 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Monterey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,931 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.6% local, 70.4% state, and 3.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 4.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mission Elementary, enrolling 130 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mission Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Mission Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mission Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Mission Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Mission Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Mission Union Elementary is typically wider than the Mission Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Mission Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 122 students.
How much does Mission Union Elementary spend per student?
Mission Union Elementary spends $13,931 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Mission Union Elementary?
Mission Union Elementary students are 71.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 4.6% Asian, 1.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.