North County Joint Union Elementary

Public school district · San Benito County · California · NCES district ID 0627480

North County Joint Union Elementary spent $12,680 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 90% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 762 students in 2024-25; 48.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,844 per student, up 17.1% 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 North County Joint Union Elementary in enrollment (734 to 748 students) and North County Joint Union Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to North County Joint Union Elementary, FY23Desert Sands Charter High School $43,030; SIATech High Schools $25,311; New Designs Charter School $21,590; Terra Bella Union Elementary $20,638; Camino Nuevo Elementary School #3 District $18,663; Options for Youth-Victorville Charter District $18,525; CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community District $15,447; Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District $15,086; iLEAD Lancaster Public Charter School $15,022; North County Joint Union Elementary $12,680; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40k50kDesert Sands Charter High Scho…$43,030SIATech High Schools$25,311New Designs Charter School$21,590Terra Bella Union Elementary$20,638Camino Nuevo Elementary School…$18,663Options for Youth-Victorville …$18,525CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegg…$15,447Mojave River Academy - Oro Gra…$15,086iLEAD Lancaster Public Charter…$15,022North County Joint Union Eleme…$12,680State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to North County Joint Union Elementary, FY23Desert Sands Charter High School $43,030; SIATech High Schools $25,311; New Designs Charter School $21,590; Terra Bella Union Elementary $20,638; Camino Nuevo Elementary School #3 District $18,663; Options for Youth-Victorville Charter District $18,525; CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community District $15,447; Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District $15,086; iLEAD Lancaster Public Charter School $15,022; North County Joint Union Elementary $12,680; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40k50kDesert Sands Charter High School$43,030SIATech High Schools$25,311New Designs Charter School$21,590Terra Bella Union Elementary$20,638Camino Nuevo Elementary School #3 D…$18,663Options for Youth-Victorville Chart…$18,525CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Co…$15,447Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande D…$15,086iLEAD Lancaster Public Charter Scho…$15,022North County Joint Union Elementary$12,680State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to North County Joint Union Elementary, FY23Desert Sands Charter High School $43,030; SIATech High Schools $25,311; New Designs Charter School $21,590; Terra Bella Union Elementary $20,638; Camino Nuevo Elementary School #3 District $18,663; Options for Youth-Victorville Charter District $18,525; CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community District $15,447; Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District $15,086; iLEAD Lancaster Public Charter School $15,022; North County Joint Union Elementary $12,680; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k30k50kDesert Sands Charter High School$43,030SIATech High Schools$25,311New Designs Charter School$21,590Terra Bella Union Elementary$20,638Camino Nuevo Elementary School #3 District$18,663Options for Youth-Victorville Charter Distr…$18,525CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community…$15,447Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District$15,086iLEAD Lancaster Public Charter School$15,022North County Joint Union Elementary$12,680State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to North County Joint Union Elementary, FY23Desert Sands Charter High School $43,030; SIATech High Schools $25,311; New Designs Charter School $21,590; Terra Bella Union Elementary $20,638; Camino Nuevo Elementary School #3 District $18,663; Options for Youth-Victorville Charter District $18,525; CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community District $15,447; Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District $15,086; iLEAD Lancaster Public Charter School $15,022; North County Joint Union Elementary $12,680; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k30k50kDesert Sands Charter High School$43,030SIATech High Schools$25,311New Designs Charter School$21,590Terra Bella Union Elementary$20,638Camino Nuevo Elementary School #3 Distr…$18,663Options for Youth-Victorville Charter D…$18,525CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Commun…$15,447Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande Distr…$15,086iLEAD Lancaster Public Charter School$15,022North County Joint Union Elementary$12,680State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$12,671,000 in revenue: 48.7% state, 45.5% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $90,000 of capital outlay was $10,150,000, or $13,661 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

North County Joint Union Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,166,000; Local $5,767,000; Federal $738,000; total $12,671,000.
  • State$6,166,000 49%
  • Local$5,767,000 46%
  • Federal$738,000 6%

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

743 students in 2022-23, 750 students in 2023-24, 762 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

North County Joint Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 743, 2023-24: 750, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237432023-247502024-25762
North County Joint Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 743, 2023-24: 750, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237432023-247502024-25762
North County Joint Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 743, 2023-24: 750, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237432023-247502024-25762
North County Joint Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 743, 2023-24: 750, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237432023-247502024-25762

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2374335.121.2
2023-2475034.122.0
2024-2576234.122.3

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

$3,417,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,599 per student

North County Joint Union Elementary booked $3,417,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 35 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 $97,267 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 45 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$3,224,00094.4%
Special education$193,0005.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,903 in 2018-19, $3,926 in 2019-20, $4,089 in 2020-21, $4,475 in 2021-22, $4,599 in 2022-23.

North County Joint Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,903, 2019-20: $3,926, 2020-21: $4,089, 2021-22: $4,475, 2022-23: $4,59902k4k6k2018-19$3,9032019-20$3,9262020-21$4,0892021-22$4,4752022-23$4,599
North County Joint Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,903, 2019-20: $3,926, 2020-21: $4,089, 2021-22: $4,475, 2022-23: $4,59902k4k6k2018-19$3,9032019-20$3,9262020-21$4,0892021-22$4,4752022-23$4,599
North County Joint Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,903, 2019-20: $3,926, 2020-21: $4,089, 2021-22: $4,475, 2022-23: $4,59902k4k6k2018-19$3,9032019-20$3,9262020-21$4,0892021-22$4,4752022-23$4,599
North County Joint Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,903, 2019-20: $3,926, 2020-21: $4,089, 2021-22: $4,475, 2022-23: $4,59902k4k6k2018-19$3,9032019-20$3,9262020-21$4,0892021-22$4,4752022-23$4,599

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 North County Joint Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 38-42% 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 arts55-59%45%466
Math38-42%34%464

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, 762 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Spring Grove Elementary76222.334.6%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 North County Joint Union 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 North County Joint Union Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentNorth County Joint Union Elementary ranks 1,116 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,680).#1,116 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaNorth County Joint Union Elementary is the number 769 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 743 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#769 of 1,991
  3. New Designs Charter SchoolThe next larger California district: 744 students in fall 2022, $21,590 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,590
  4. Desert Sands Charter High SchoolThe next smaller California district: 742 students in fall 2022, $43,030 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$43,030
  5. Compare North County Joint Union Elementary with New Designs Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaNorth County Joint Union Elementary spent $97,267 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$97,267
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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 North County Joint Union Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in North County Joint Union Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 762 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does North County Joint Union Elementary spend per student?
    $12,680 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 $14,844 per student, up 17.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does North County Joint Union Elementary's money come from?
    $12,671,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.7% state, 45.5% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in North County Joint Union Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 57 of the 419 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.6%, 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.
  5. How much does North County Joint Union Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,417,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,599 per student. Divided by the 35 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $97,267 per teacher, more than 45 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).
  6. How do students in North County Joint Union Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in North County Joint Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 38-42% 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.
  7. What is North County Joint Union Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0627480. 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
  • 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

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