Orange Center

Public school district · Fresno County · California · NCES district ID 0628530

Orange Center spent $24,354 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 87% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 261 students in 2024-25; 65.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,843 per student, up 10.2% 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 Orange Center in enrollment (252 to 256 students) and Orange Center itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Orange Center, FY23Academia Avance Charter District $30,656; Watts School $25,980; Orange Center $24,354; Raisin City Schools $20,348; Arts in Action Community Middle District $19,333; New Horizons Charter Academy $19,180; Twain Harte School $18,114; Live Oak Charter District $13,349; EJE Middle Academy District $13,339; North Cow Creek School $11,469; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kAcademia Avance Charter Distri…$30,656Watts School$25,980Orange Center$24,354Raisin City Schools$20,348Arts in Action Community Middl…$19,333New Horizons Charter Academy$19,180Twain Harte School$18,114Live Oak Charter District$13,349EJE Middle Academy District$13,339North Cow Creek School$11,469State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Orange Center, FY23Academia Avance Charter District $30,656; Watts School $25,980; Orange Center $24,354; Raisin City Schools $20,348; Arts in Action Community Middle District $19,333; New Horizons Charter Academy $19,180; Twain Harte School $18,114; Live Oak Charter District $13,349; EJE Middle Academy District $13,339; North Cow Creek School $11,469; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kAcademia Avance Charter District$30,656Watts School$25,980Orange Center$24,354Raisin City Schools$20,348Arts in Action Community Middle Dis…$19,333New Horizons Charter Academy$19,180Twain Harte School$18,114Live Oak Charter District$13,349EJE Middle Academy District$13,339North Cow Creek School$11,469State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Orange Center, FY23Academia Avance Charter District $30,656; Watts School $25,980; Orange Center $24,354; Raisin City Schools $20,348; Arts in Action Community Middle District $19,333; New Horizons Charter Academy $19,180; Twain Harte School $18,114; Live Oak Charter District $13,349; EJE Middle Academy District $13,339; North Cow Creek School $11,469; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kAcademia Avance Charter District$30,656Watts School$25,980Orange Center$24,354Raisin City Schools$20,348Arts in Action Community Middle District$19,333New Horizons Charter Academy$19,180Twain Harte School$18,114Live Oak Charter District$13,349EJE Middle Academy District$13,339North Cow Creek School$11,469State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Orange Center, FY23Academia Avance Charter District $30,656; Watts School $25,980; Orange Center $24,354; Raisin City Schools $20,348; Arts in Action Community Middle District $19,333; New Horizons Charter Academy $19,180; Twain Harte School $18,114; Live Oak Charter District $13,349; EJE Middle Academy District $13,339; North Cow Creek School $11,469; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kAcademia Avance Charter District$30,656Watts School$25,980Orange Center$24,354Raisin City Schools$20,348Arts in Action Community Middle District$19,333New Horizons Charter Academy$19,180Twain Harte School$18,114Live Oak Charter District$13,349EJE Middle Academy District$13,339North Cow Creek School$11,469State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$8,154,000 in revenue: 65.6% state, 24.1% local and 10.3% federal. Total spending including $86,000 of capital outlay was $6,335,000, or $24,941 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Orange Center revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,348,000; Local $1,967,000; Federal $839,000; total $8,154,000.
  • State$5,348,000 66%
  • Local$1,967,000 24%
  • Federal$839,000 10%

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

254 students in 2022-23, 248 students in 2023-24, 261 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Orange Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 248, 2024-25: 26101002003002022-232542023-242482024-25261
Orange Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 248, 2024-25: 26101002003002022-232542023-242482024-25261
Orange Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 248, 2024-25: 26101002003002022-232542023-242482024-25261
Orange Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 248, 2024-25: 26101002003002022-232542023-242482024-25261

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325414.018.1
2023-2424811.022.5
2024-2526113.020.1

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

$1,311,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,161 per student

Orange Center booked $1,311,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 14 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 $93,643 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 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$1,162,00088.6%
Special education$149,00011.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,981 in 2018-19, $4,009 in 2019-20, $4,529 in 2020-21, $5,393 in 2021-22, $5,161 in 2022-23.

Orange Center teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,981, 2019-20: $4,009, 2020-21: $4,529, 2021-22: $5,393, 2022-23: $5,16102k4k6k2018-19$3,9812019-20$4,0092020-21$4,5292021-22$5,3932022-23$5,161
Orange Center teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,981, 2019-20: $4,009, 2020-21: $4,529, 2021-22: $5,393, 2022-23: $5,16102k4k6k2018-19$3,9812019-20$4,0092020-21$4,5292021-22$5,3932022-23$5,161
Orange Center teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,981, 2019-20: $4,009, 2020-21: $4,529, 2021-22: $5,393, 2022-23: $5,16102k4k6k2018-19$3,9812019-20$4,0092020-21$4,5292021-22$5,3932022-23$5,161
Orange Center teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,981, 2019-20: $4,009, 2020-21: $4,529, 2021-22: $5,393, 2022-23: $5,16102k4k6k2018-19$3,9812019-20$4,0092020-21$4,5292021-22$5,3932022-23$5,161

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 Orange Center scored proficient or above: 20-37% in reading and 3-21% 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 arts20-37%45%171
Math3-21%34%172

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, 261 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Orange Center Elementary26120.198.9%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 Orange Center

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 Orange Center

  1. California districts by spending per studentOrange Center ranks 167 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,354).#167 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaOrange Center is the number 1,486 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 254 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,486 of 1,991
  3. Watts SchoolThe next larger California district: 255 students in fall 2022, $25,980 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,980
  4. Live Oak Charter DistrictThe next smaller California district: 252 students in fall 2022, $13,349 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,349
  5. Compare Orange Center with Watts SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaOrange Center spent $93,643 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$93,643
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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 Orange Center

  1. How many schools and students are in Orange Center?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 261 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Orange Center spend per student?
    $24,354 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 $26,843 per student, up 10.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Orange Center's money come from?
    $8,154,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.6% state, 24.1% local and 10.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Orange Center live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 103 of the 250 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 41.2%, 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 Orange Center spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,311,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,161 per student. Divided by the 14 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $93,643 per teacher, more than 39 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 Orange Center do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Orange Center scored proficient or above: 20-37% in reading and 3-21% 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 Orange Center's NCES district ID?
    0628530. 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, 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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