Primary Charter District

Public school district · San Joaquin County · California · NCES district ID 0601933

Primary Charter District spent $11,527 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 96% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 401 students in 2024-25; 71.9% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Primary Charter District in enrollment (399 to 405 students) and Primary Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Primary Charter District, FY23ARISE High School $23,022; New Heights Charter School $21,237; Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified $19,640; Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District $19,595; TEACH Public Schools $19,335; Gerber Elementary School $16,855; Our Community Charter District $15,753; Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District $14,003; Sparrow Academy $12,654; Primary Charter District $11,527; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kARISE High School$23,022New Heights Charter School$21,237Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified$19,640Alliance Jack H. Skirball Midd…$19,595TEACH Public Schools$19,335Gerber Elementary School$16,855Our Community Charter District$15,753Watts Learning Center Charter …$14,003Sparrow Academy$12,654Primary Charter District$11,527State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Primary Charter District, FY23ARISE High School $23,022; New Heights Charter School $21,237; Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified $19,640; Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District $19,595; TEACH Public Schools $19,335; Gerber Elementary School $16,855; Our Community Charter District $15,753; Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District $14,003; Sparrow Academy $12,654; Primary Charter District $11,527; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kARISE High School$23,022New Heights Charter School$21,237Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified$19,640Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle Di…$19,595TEACH Public Schools$19,335Gerber Elementary School$16,855Our Community Charter District$15,753Watts Learning Center Charter Middl…$14,003Sparrow Academy$12,654Primary Charter District$11,527State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Primary Charter District, FY23ARISE High School $23,022; New Heights Charter School $21,237; Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified $19,640; Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District $19,595; TEACH Public Schools $19,335; Gerber Elementary School $16,855; Our Community Charter District $15,753; Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District $14,003; Sparrow Academy $12,654; Primary Charter District $11,527; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kARISE High School$23,022New Heights Charter School$21,237Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified$19,640Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District$19,595TEACH Public Schools$19,335Gerber Elementary School$16,855Our Community Charter District$15,753Watts Learning Center Charter Middle Distri…$14,003Sparrow Academy$12,654Primary Charter District$11,527State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Primary Charter District, FY23ARISE High School $23,022; New Heights Charter School $21,237; Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified $19,640; Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District $19,595; TEACH Public Schools $19,335; Gerber Elementary School $16,855; Our Community Charter District $15,753; Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District $14,003; Sparrow Academy $12,654; Primary Charter District $11,527; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kARISE High School$23,022New Heights Charter School$21,237Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified$19,640Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle Distri…$19,595TEACH Public Schools$19,335Gerber Elementary School$16,855Our Community Charter District$15,753Watts Learning Center Charter Middle Di…$14,003Sparrow Academy$12,654Primary Charter District$11,527State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$5,825,000 in revenue: 71.9% state, 24.8% local and 3.3% federal. Total spending including $34,000 of capital outlay was $4,671,000, or $11,619 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Primary Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,191,000; Local $1,443,000; Federal $191,000; total $5,825,000.
  • State$4,191,000 72%
  • Local$1,443,000 25%
  • Federal$191,000 3%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

402 students in 2022-23, 404 students in 2023-24, 401 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Primary Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 404, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-234022023-244042024-25401
Primary Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 404, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-234022023-244042024-25401
Primary Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 404, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-234022023-244042024-25401
Primary Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 404, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-234022023-244042024-25401

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340220.020.1
2023-2440421.019.3
2024-2540120.020.1

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Primary Charter District scored proficient or above: 63-67% in reading and 63-67% 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 arts63-67%45%142
Math63-67%34%142

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, 401 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Primary Charter40120.121.7%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 Primary Charter District

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 Primary Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentPrimary Charter District ranks 1,188 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,527).#1,188 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaPrimary Charter District is the number 1,170 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 402 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,170 of 1,991
  3. TEACH Public SchoolsThe next larger California district: 403 students in fall 2022, $19,335 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,335
  4. Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle DistrictThe next smaller California district: 400 students in fall 2022, $19,595 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,595
  5. Compare Primary Charter District with TEACH Public SchoolsEnrollment, 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 Primary Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in Primary Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 401 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Primary Charter District spend per student?
    $11,527 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.
  3. Where does Primary Charter District's money come from?
    $5,825,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.9% state, 24.8% local and 3.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Primary Charter District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Primary Charter District scored proficient or above: 63-67% in reading and 63-67% 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.
  5. What is Primary Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0601933. 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 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: 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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