Pioneer Union Elementary
Public school district · Kings County · California · NCES district ID 0630510
Pioneer Union Elementary's fiscal year 2022-23 finance report (NCES F-33) gives no current spending per student. Its 3 schools enrolled 1,687 students in 2024-25. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,431 per student, up 9.5% 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
Where the money came from
$28,859,000 in revenue: 72.2% state, 19.8% local and 8.0% federal. Total spending including $480,000 of capital outlay was $22,390,000, or $14,234 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$20,837,000 72%
- Local$5,704,000 20%
- Federal$2,318,000 8%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23, revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
1,573 students in 2022-23, 1,636 students in 2023-24, 1,687 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,573 | 68.5 | 23.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,636 | 67.2 | 24.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,687 | 69.0 | 24.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Pioneer Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 56-60% in reading and 39-43% 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.
| Subject | This district | California | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 56-60% | 45% | 1,016 |
| Math | 39-43% | 34% | 1,014 |
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.
2 elementary schools, 1,137 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Elementary | 619 | 25.8 | 38.3% | Not reported |
| Pioneer Elementary | 518 | 24.7 | 44.2% | 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.
1 middle school, 550 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Middle | 550 | 22.9 | 39.3% | 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 Pioneer Union Elementary
- Website: puesd.net
- Phone: (559) 585-2400
- Office: 1888 North Mustang Dr., Hanford, CA 93230
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 Pioneer Union Elementary
- Every school district in CaliforniaPioneer Union Elementary is the number 546 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 1,573 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#546 of 1,991
- Paradise UnifiedThe next larger California district: 1,579 students in fall 2022, $23,418 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,418
- San Jacinto Valley Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 1,571 students in fall 2022, $12,973 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,973
- Compare Pioneer Union Elementary with Paradise 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 Pioneer Union Elementary
How many schools and students are in Pioneer Union Elementary?
3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,687 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.Where does Pioneer Union Elementary's money come from?
$28,859,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.2% state, 19.8% local and 8.0% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Pioneer Union Elementary live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 129 of the 1,761 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.3%, 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.How do students in Pioneer Union Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Pioneer Union Elementary scored proficient or above: 56-60% in reading and 39-43% 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.What is Pioneer Union Elementary's NCES district ID?
0630510. 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
- 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