Montague Charter Academy District

Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0602264

Montague Charter Academy District spent $20,036 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 71% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 852 students in 2024-25; 52.6% of its revenue came from the state.

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Montague Charter Academy District in enrollment (824 to 848 students) and Montague Charter Academy District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Montague Charter Academy District, FY23Montague Charter Academy District $20,036; Bass Lake $18,184; Hope Elementary $17,623; Grimmway Academy District $17,396; Mother Lode Union $16,738; Modoc Joint Unified $15,958; The Preuss School $15,008; CORE Butte Charter School $14,058; Great Valley Academy District $13,113; Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District $12,043; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kMontague Charter Academy Distr…$20,036Bass Lake$18,184Hope Elementary$17,623Grimmway Academy District$17,396Mother Lode Union$16,738Modoc Joint Unified$15,958The Preuss School$15,008CORE Butte Charter School$14,058Great Valley Academy District$13,113Oxford Preparatory Academy - S…$12,043State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Montague Charter Academy District, FY23Montague Charter Academy District $20,036; Bass Lake $18,184; Hope Elementary $17,623; Grimmway Academy District $17,396; Mother Lode Union $16,738; Modoc Joint Unified $15,958; The Preuss School $15,008; CORE Butte Charter School $14,058; Great Valley Academy District $13,113; Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District $12,043; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kMontague Charter Academy District$20,036Bass Lake$18,184Hope Elementary$17,623Grimmway Academy District$17,396Mother Lode Union$16,738Modoc Joint Unified$15,958The Preuss School$15,008CORE Butte Charter School$14,058Great Valley Academy District$13,113Oxford Preparatory Academy - South …$12,043State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Montague Charter Academy District, FY23Montague Charter Academy District $20,036; Bass Lake $18,184; Hope Elementary $17,623; Grimmway Academy District $17,396; Mother Lode Union $16,738; Modoc Joint Unified $15,958; The Preuss School $15,008; CORE Butte Charter School $14,058; Great Valley Academy District $13,113; Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District $12,043; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kMontague Charter Academy District$20,036Bass Lake$18,184Hope Elementary$17,623Grimmway Academy District$17,396Mother Lode Union$16,738Modoc Joint Unified$15,958The Preuss School$15,008CORE Butte Charter School$14,058Great Valley Academy District$13,113Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange C…$12,043State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Montague Charter Academy District, FY23Montague Charter Academy District $20,036; Bass Lake $18,184; Hope Elementary $17,623; Grimmway Academy District $17,396; Mother Lode Union $16,738; Modoc Joint Unified $15,958; The Preuss School $15,008; CORE Butte Charter School $14,058; Great Valley Academy District $13,113; Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District $12,043; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kMontague Charter Academy District$20,036Bass Lake$18,184Hope Elementary$17,623Grimmway Academy District$17,396Mother Lode Union$16,738Modoc Joint Unified$15,958The Preuss School$15,008CORE Butte Charter School$14,058Great Valley Academy District$13,113Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Oran…$12,043State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$19,543,000 in revenue: 52.6% state, 30.2% local and 17.2% federal. Total spending was $16,935,000, or $20,257 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Montague Charter Academy District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,284,000; Local $5,895,000; Federal $3,364,000; total $19,543,000.
  • State$10,284,000 53%
  • Local$5,895,000 30%
  • Federal$3,364,000 17%

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

836 students in 2022-23, 854 students in 2023-24, 852 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Montague Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 836, 2023-24: 854, 2024-25: 85202505007501k2022-238362023-248542024-25852
Montague Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 836, 2023-24: 854, 2024-25: 85202505007501k2022-238362023-248542024-25852
Montague Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 836, 2023-24: 854, 2024-25: 85202505007501k2022-238362023-248542024-25852
Montague Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 836, 2023-24: 854, 2024-25: 85202505007501k2022-238362023-248542024-25852

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383640.020.9
2023-2485442.020.3
2024-2585243.519.6

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

$5,322,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,366 per student

Montague Charter Academy District booked $5,322,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 40 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 $133,050 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 93 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$5,059,00095.1%
Special education$263,0004.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2019-20 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,349 in 2019-20, $4,597 in 2020-21, $5,163 in 2021-22, $6,366 in 2022-23.

Montague Charter Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,349, 2020-21: $4,597, 2021-22: $5,163, 2022-23: $6,36602k4k6k8k2019-20$4,3492020-21$4,5972021-22$5,1632022-23$6,366
Montague Charter Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,349, 2020-21: $4,597, 2021-22: $5,163, 2022-23: $6,36602k4k6k8k2019-20$4,3492020-21$4,5972021-22$5,1632022-23$6,366
Montague Charter Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,349, 2020-21: $4,597, 2021-22: $5,163, 2022-23: $6,36602k4k6k8k2019-20$4,3492020-21$4,5972021-22$5,1632022-23$6,366
Montague Charter Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,349, 2020-21: $4,597, 2021-22: $5,163, 2022-23: $6,36602k4k6k8k2019-20$4,3492020-21$4,5972021-22$5,1632022-23$6,366

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 Montague Charter Academy District scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts33-37%45%376
Math25-29%34%381

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, 852 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Montague Charter Academy85219.673.5%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 Montague Charter Academy District

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 Montague Charter Academy District

  1. California districts by spending per studentMontague Charter Academy District ranks 361 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,036).#361 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaMontague Charter Academy District is the number 722 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 836 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#722 of 1,991
  3. The Preuss SchoolThe next larger California district: 839 students in fall 2022, $15,008 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,008
  4. Modoc Joint UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 832 students in fall 2022, $15,958 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,958
  5. Compare Montague Charter Academy District with The Preuss SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaMontague Charter Academy District spent $133,050 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$133,050
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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 Montague Charter Academy District

  1. How many schools and students are in Montague Charter Academy District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 852 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Montague Charter Academy District spend per student?
    $20,036 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.
  3. Where does Montague Charter Academy District's money come from?
    $19,543,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.6% state, 30.2% local and 17.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Montague Charter Academy District spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,322,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,366 per student. Divided by the 40 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $133,050 per teacher, more than 93 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 Montague Charter Academy District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Montague Charter Academy District scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading and 25-29% 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 Montague Charter Academy District's NCES district ID?
    0602264. 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
  • 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
  • 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: 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