Modesto City Schools

Finance reporting unit · California · NCES district ID 0601330

Modesto City Schools files one F-33 finance report for several CCD districts. It spent $18,028 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, for 29,628 students in fall 2022 (U.S. $16,260). Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,457 per student, up 7.9% 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 Modesto City Schools in enrollment (26,379 to 31,653 students) and Modesto City Schools itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Modesto City Schools, FY23Bakersfield City $19,155; Moreno Valley Unified $18,481; Anaheim Union High $18,314; Modesto City Schools $18,028; Desert Sands Unified $17,070; Visalia Unified $16,966; Lodi Unified $16,495; San Ramon Valley Unified $15,351; Mt. Diablo Unified $15,273; Temecula Valley Unified $14,165; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12k14k16k18k20kBakersfield City$19,155Moreno Valley Unified$18,481Anaheim Union High$18,314Modesto City Schools$18,028Desert Sands Unified$17,070Visalia Unified$16,966Lodi Unified$16,495San Ramon Valley Unified$15,351Mt. Diablo Unified$15,273Temecula Valley Unified$14,165State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Modesto City Schools, FY23Bakersfield City $19,155; Moreno Valley Unified $18,481; Anaheim Union High $18,314; Modesto City Schools $18,028; Desert Sands Unified $17,070; Visalia Unified $16,966; Lodi Unified $16,495; San Ramon Valley Unified $15,351; Mt. Diablo Unified $15,273; Temecula Valley Unified $14,165; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12k14k16k18k20kBakersfield City$19,155Moreno Valley Unified$18,481Anaheim Union High$18,314Modesto City Schools$18,028Desert Sands Unified$17,070Visalia Unified$16,966Lodi Unified$16,495San Ramon Valley Unified$15,351Mt. Diablo Unified$15,273Temecula Valley Unified$14,165State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Modesto City Schools, FY23Bakersfield City $19,155; Moreno Valley Unified $18,481; Anaheim Union High $18,314; Modesto City Schools $18,028; Desert Sands Unified $17,070; Visalia Unified $16,966; Lodi Unified $16,495; San Ramon Valley Unified $15,351; Mt. Diablo Unified $15,273; Temecula Valley Unified $14,165; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12k16k20kBakersfield City$19,155Moreno Valley Unified$18,481Anaheim Union High$18,314Modesto City Schools$18,028Desert Sands Unified$17,070Visalia Unified$16,966Lodi Unified$16,495San Ramon Valley Unified$15,351Mt. Diablo Unified$15,273Temecula Valley Unified$14,165State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Modesto City Schools, FY23Bakersfield City $19,155; Moreno Valley Unified $18,481; Anaheim Union High $18,314; Modesto City Schools $18,028; Desert Sands Unified $17,070; Visalia Unified $16,966; Lodi Unified $16,495; San Ramon Valley Unified $15,351; Mt. Diablo Unified $15,273; Temecula Valley Unified $14,165; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12k16k20kBakersfield City$19,155Moreno Valley Unified$18,481Anaheim Union High$18,314Modesto City Schools$18,028Desert Sands Unified$17,070Visalia Unified$16,966Lodi Unified$16,495San Ramon Valley Unified$15,351Mt. Diablo Unified$15,273Temecula Valley Unified$14,165State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$689,453,000 in revenue: 69.7% state, 17.5% local and 12.8% federal. Total spending including $83,553,000 of capital outlay was $645,197,000, or $21,777 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Modesto City Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $480,298,000; Local $120,977,000; Federal $88,178,000; total $689,453,000.
  • State$480,298,000 70%
  • Local$120,977,000 18%
  • Federal$88,178,000 13%

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).

Contact Modesto City 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 Modesto City Schools

  1. California districts by spending per studentModesto City Schools ranks 234 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,028).#234 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaModesto City Schools is the number 26 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 29,628 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#26 of 1,991
  3. San Ramon Valley UnifiedThe next larger California district: 29,680 students in fall 2022, $15,351 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,351
  4. Mt. Diablo UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 29,201 students in fall 2022, $15,273 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,273
  5. Compare Modesto City Schools with San Ramon Valley 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 Modesto City Schools

  1. How much does Modesto City Schools spend per student?
    $18,028 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 $19,457 per student, up 7.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  2. Where does Modesto City Schools' money come from?
    $689,453,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.7% state, 17.5% local and 12.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  3. What is Modesto City Schools' NCES district ID?
    0601330. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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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