At $14,290 per pupil, Pleasant Grove Joint Union ranks #1522 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
145
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$14,290
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pleasant Grove Joint Union operates 1 public schools serving 145 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sutter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,290 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.6% local, 53.3% state, and 10.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.1% White, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pleasant Grove, enrolling 161 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pleasant Grove accounts for 100.0% of all Pleasant Grove Joint Union student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pleasant Grove Joint Union a distant remainder — means Pleasant Grove Joint Union-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Pleasant Grove Joint Union chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Pleasant Grove Joint Union is typically wider than the Pleasant Grove Joint Union-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Pleasant Grove Joint Union?
Pleasant Grove Joint Union has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 145 students.
How much does Pleasant Grove Joint Union spend per student?
Pleasant Grove Joint Union spends $14,290 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Pleasant Grove Joint Union?
Pleasant Grove Joint Union students are 67.1% White, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 1.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.