Owens Valley Unified

Public school district · Inyo County · California · NCES district ID 0629190

Owens Valley Unified spent $34,494 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its 2 schools enrolled 99 students in 2024-25; 16.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $33,079 per student, down 4.1% 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 Owens Valley Unified in enrollment (86 to 91 students) and Owens Valley Unified itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Owens Valley Unified, FY23Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $56,591; Owens Valley Unified $34,494; Stony Creek Joint Unified $32,818; Magnolia Science Academy 6 District $26,736; Shasta Union Elementary $21,333; Burnt Ranch Elementary $17,956; Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary $17,856; Allensworth Elementary $17,319; Pivot Charter School North Valley II District $15,115; Glacier High School Charter District $12,070; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60kOpportunities for Learning - D…$56,591Owens Valley Unified$34,494Stony Creek Joint Unified$32,818Magnolia Science Academy 6 Dis…$26,736Shasta Union Elementary$21,333Burnt Ranch Elementary$17,956Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementa…$17,856Allensworth Elementary$17,319Pivot Charter School North Val…$15,115Glacier High School Charter Di…$12,070State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Owens Valley Unified, FY23Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $56,591; Owens Valley Unified $34,494; Stony Creek Joint Unified $32,818; Magnolia Science Academy 6 District $26,736; Shasta Union Elementary $21,333; Burnt Ranch Elementary $17,956; Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary $17,856; Allensworth Elementary $17,319; Pivot Charter School North Valley II District $15,115; Glacier High School Charter District $12,070; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60kOpportunities for Learning - Duarte…$56,591Owens Valley Unified$34,494Stony Creek Joint Unified$32,818Magnolia Science Academy 6 District$26,736Shasta Union Elementary$21,333Burnt Ranch Elementary$17,956Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary$17,856Allensworth Elementary$17,319Pivot Charter School North Valley I…$15,115Glacier High School Charter District$12,070State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Owens Valley Unified, FY23Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $56,591; Owens Valley Unified $34,494; Stony Creek Joint Unified $32,818; Magnolia Science Academy 6 District $26,736; Shasta Union Elementary $21,333; Burnt Ranch Elementary $17,956; Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary $17,856; Allensworth Elementary $17,319; Pivot Charter School North Valley II District $15,115; Glacier High School Charter District $12,070; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60kOpportunities for Learning - Duarte District$56,591Owens Valley Unified$34,494Stony Creek Joint Unified$32,818Magnolia Science Academy 6 District$26,736Shasta Union Elementary$21,333Burnt Ranch Elementary$17,956Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary$17,856Allensworth Elementary$17,319Pivot Charter School North Valley II Distri…$15,115Glacier High School Charter District$12,070State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Owens Valley Unified, FY23Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $56,591; Owens Valley Unified $34,494; Stony Creek Joint Unified $32,818; Magnolia Science Academy 6 District $26,736; Shasta Union Elementary $21,333; Burnt Ranch Elementary $17,956; Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary $17,856; Allensworth Elementary $17,319; Pivot Charter School North Valley II District $15,115; Glacier High School Charter District $12,070; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60kOpportunities for Learning - Duarte Dis…$56,591Owens Valley Unified$34,494Stony Creek Joint Unified$32,818Magnolia Science Academy 6 District$26,736Shasta Union Elementary$21,333Burnt Ranch Elementary$17,956Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary$17,856Allensworth Elementary$17,319Pivot Charter School North Valley II Di…$15,115Glacier High School Charter District$12,070State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$3,208,000 in revenue: 16.6% state, 77.6% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $8,000 of capital outlay was $3,121,000, or $35,067 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Owens Valley Unified revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $533,000; Local $2,488,000; Federal $187,000; total $3,208,000.
  • State$533,000 17%
  • Local$2,488,000 78%
  • Federal$187,000 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

88 students in 2022-23, 100 students in 2023-24, 99 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Owens Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 88, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 9902550751002022-23882023-241002024-2599
Owens Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 88, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 9902550751002022-23882023-241002024-2599
Owens Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 88, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 9902550751002022-23882023-241002024-2599
Owens Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 88, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 9902550751002022-23882023-241002024-2599

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23889.09.8
2023-241008.411.9
2024-25998.312.0

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

$790,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $8,876 per student

Owens Valley Unified booked $790,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 9 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 $87,680 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 30 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$728,00092.2%
Special education$62,0007.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $8,051 in 2018-19, $7,542 in 2019-20, $10,444 in 2020-21, $8,519 in 2021-22, $8,876 in 2022-23.

Owens Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,051, 2019-20: $7,542, 2020-21: $10,444, 2021-22: $8,519, 2022-23: $8,87605k10k15k2018-19$8,0512019-20$7,5422020-21$10,4442021-22$8,5192022-23$8,876
Owens Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,051, 2019-20: $7,542, 2020-21: $10,444, 2021-22: $8,519, 2022-23: $8,87605k10k15k2018-19$8,0512019-20$7,5422020-21$10,4442021-22$8,5192022-23$8,876
Owens Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,051, 2019-20: $7,542, 2020-21: $10,444, 2021-22: $8,519, 2022-23: $8,87605k10k15k2018-19$8,0512019-20$7,5422020-21$10,4442021-22$8,5192022-23$8,876
Owens Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,051, 2019-20: $7,542, 2020-21: $10,444, 2021-22: $8,519, 2022-23: $8,87605k10k15k2018-19$8,0512019-20$7,5422020-21$10,4442021-22$8,5192022-23$8,876

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 Owens Valley Unified scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% 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 arts0-50%45%8
Math0-50%34%8

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, 76 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Owens Valley Elementary7612.840.8%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.

1 high school, 23 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Owens Valley High239.952.2%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 Owens Valley Unified

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 Owens Valley Unified

  1. California districts by spending per studentOwens Valley Unified ranks 53 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($34,494).#53 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaOwens Valley Unified is the number 1,831 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 89 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,831 of 1,991
  3. Alta-Dutch Flat Union ElementaryThe next larger California district: 90 students in fall 2022, $17,856 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,856
  4. Opportunities for Learning - Duarte DistrictThe next smaller California district: 88 students in fall 2022, $56,591 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$56,591
  5. Compare Owens Valley Unified with Alta-Dutch Flat Union ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Owens Valley High, its largest high school23 students in 2024-25, 9.9 per teacher.23
  7. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaOwens Valley Unified spent $87,680 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$87,680
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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 Owens Valley Unified

  1. How many schools and students are in Owens Valley Unified?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 99 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Owens Valley Unified spend per student?
    $34,494 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 $33,079 per student, down 4.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Owens Valley Unified's money come from?
    $3,208,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 16.6% state, 77.6% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Owens Valley Unified spend on teacher salaries?
    $790,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $8,876 per student. Divided by the 9 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $87,680 per teacher, more than 30 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 Owens Valley Unified do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Owens Valley Unified scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% 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 Owens Valley Unified's NCES district ID?
    0629190. 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, 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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