Pleasant Grove Joint Union

Public school district · Sutter County · California · NCES district ID 0630900

Pleasant Grove Joint Union spent $14,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 161 students in 2024-25; 62.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,917 per student, down 2.6% 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 Pleasant Grove Joint Union in enrollment (143 to 146 students) and Pleasant Grove Joint Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Pleasant Grove Joint Union, FY23Leadership Military Academy District $27,650; Ingenium Charter Middle District $26,271; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; Empower Charter District $20,322; Alternatives in Action District $19,245; Alma Fuerte Public District $17,034; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Insight @ San Diego District $15,692; Pleasant Grove Joint Union $14,290; Willits Elementary Charter District $14,228; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kLeadership Military Academy Di…$27,650Ingenium Charter Middle Distri…$26,271Aurum Preparatory Academy Dist…$24,007Empower Charter District$20,322Alternatives in Action District$19,245Alma Fuerte Public District$17,034Wildflower Open Classroom Dist…$16,438Insight @ San Diego District$15,692Pleasant Grove Joint Union$14,290Willits Elementary Charter Dis…$14,228State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Pleasant Grove Joint Union, FY23Leadership Military Academy District $27,650; Ingenium Charter Middle District $26,271; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; Empower Charter District $20,322; Alternatives in Action District $19,245; Alma Fuerte Public District $17,034; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Insight @ San Diego District $15,692; Pleasant Grove Joint Union $14,290; Willits Elementary Charter District $14,228; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kLeadership Military Academy District$27,650Ingenium Charter Middle District$26,271Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007Empower Charter District$20,322Alternatives in Action District$19,245Alma Fuerte Public District$17,034Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Insight @ San Diego District$15,692Pleasant Grove Joint Union$14,290Willits Elementary Charter District$14,228State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Pleasant Grove Joint Union, FY23Leadership Military Academy District $27,650; Ingenium Charter Middle District $26,271; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; Empower Charter District $20,322; Alternatives in Action District $19,245; Alma Fuerte Public District $17,034; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Insight @ San Diego District $15,692; Pleasant Grove Joint Union $14,290; Willits Elementary Charter District $14,228; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kLeadership Military Academy District$27,650Ingenium Charter Middle District$26,271Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007Empower Charter District$20,322Alternatives in Action District$19,245Alma Fuerte Public District$17,034Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Insight @ San Diego District$15,692Pleasant Grove Joint Union$14,290Willits Elementary Charter District$14,228State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Pleasant Grove Joint Union, FY23Leadership Military Academy District $27,650; Ingenium Charter Middle District $26,271; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; Empower Charter District $20,322; Alternatives in Action District $19,245; Alma Fuerte Public District $17,034; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Insight @ San Diego District $15,692; Pleasant Grove Joint Union $14,290; Willits Elementary Charter District $14,228; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kLeadership Military Academy District$27,650Ingenium Charter Middle District$26,271Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007Empower Charter District$20,322Alternatives in Action District$19,245Alma Fuerte Public District$17,034Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Insight @ San Diego District$15,692Pleasant Grove Joint Union$14,290Willits Elementary Charter District$14,228State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$2,449,000 in revenue: 62.6% state, 31.7% local and 5.7% federal. Total spending including $89,000 of capital outlay was $2,191,000, or $15,110 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Pleasant Grove Joint Union revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,534,000; Local $776,000; Federal $139,000; total $2,449,000.
  • State$1,534,000 63%
  • Local$776,000 32%
  • Federal$139,000 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

145 students in 2022-23, 157 students in 2023-24, 161 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pleasant Grove Joint Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231452023-241572024-25161
Pleasant Grove Joint Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231452023-241572024-25161
Pleasant Grove Joint Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231452023-241572024-25161
Pleasant Grove Joint Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231452023-241572024-25161

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231458.018.1
2023-241578.019.6
2024-251618.020.1

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

$611,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,214 per student

Pleasant Grove Joint Union booked $611,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 8 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 $76,375 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 14 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).

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,209 in 2018-19, $3,679 in 2019-20, $4,094 in 2020-21, $3,874 in 2021-22, $4,214 in 2022-23.

Pleasant Grove Joint Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,209, 2019-20: $3,679, 2020-21: $4,094, 2021-22: $3,874, 2022-23: $4,21402k4k6k2018-19$3,2092019-20$3,6792020-21$4,0942021-22$3,8742022-23$4,214
Pleasant Grove Joint Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,209, 2019-20: $3,679, 2020-21: $4,094, 2021-22: $3,874, 2022-23: $4,21402k4k6k2018-19$3,2092019-20$3,6792020-21$4,0942021-22$3,8742022-23$4,214
Pleasant Grove Joint Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,209, 2019-20: $3,679, 2020-21: $4,094, 2021-22: $3,874, 2022-23: $4,21402k4k6k2018-19$3,2092019-20$3,6792020-21$4,0942021-22$3,8742022-23$4,214
Pleasant Grove Joint Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,209, 2019-20: $3,679, 2020-21: $4,094, 2021-22: $3,874, 2022-23: $4,21402k4k6k2018-19$3,2092019-20$3,6792020-21$4,0942021-22$3,8742022-23$4,214

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 Pleasant Grove Joint Union scored proficient or above: 39-61% in reading and 34-56% 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 arts39-61%45%118
Math34-56%34%118

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, 161 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pleasant Grove16120.134.2%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 Pleasant Grove Joint Union

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 Pleasant Grove Joint Union

  1. California districts by spending per studentPleasant Grove Joint Union ranks 967 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,290).#967 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaPleasant Grove Joint Union is the number 1,720 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 145 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,720 of 1,991
  3. Wildflower Open Classroom DistrictThe next larger California district: 146 students in fall 2022, $16,438 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,438
  4. Ingenium Charter Middle DistrictThe next smaller California district: 144 students in fall 2022, $26,271 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,271
  5. Compare Pleasant Grove Joint Union with Wildflower Open Classroom DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaPleasant Grove Joint Union spent $76,375 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$76,375
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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 Pleasant Grove Joint Union

  1. How many schools and students are in Pleasant Grove Joint Union?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 161 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pleasant Grove Joint Union spend per student?
    $14,290 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 $13,917 per student, down 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Pleasant Grove Joint Union's money come from?
    $2,449,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.6% state, 31.7% local and 5.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Pleasant Grove Joint Union spend on teacher salaries?
    $611,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,214 per student. Divided by the 8 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,375 per teacher, more than 14 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 Pleasant Grove Joint Union do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Pleasant Grove Joint Union scored proficient or above: 39-61% in reading and 34-56% 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 Pleasant Grove Joint Union's NCES district ID?
    0630900. 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, 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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