PUC Inspire Charter Academy District

Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0602082

PUC Inspire Charter Academy District spent $24,933 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 210 students in 2024-25; 79.6% 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 PUC Inspire Charter Academy District in enrollment (193 to 197 students) and PUC Inspire Charter Academy District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to PUC Inspire Charter Academy District, FY23Harmony Union Elementary $31,492; Method Schools LA District $29,057; Cold Spring Elementary $26,378; PUC Inspire Charter Academy District $24,933; Team Charter Academy District $20,395; New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District $17,922; County Collaborative Charter District $15,361; Buena Vista Elementary $15,330; Learning Works District $13,538; Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District $13,369; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kHarmony Union Elementary$31,492Method Schools LA District$29,057Cold Spring Elementary$26,378PUC Inspire Charter Academy Di…$24,933Team Charter Academy District$20,395New Los Angeles Charter Elemen…$17,922County Collaborative Charter D…$15,361Buena Vista Elementary$15,330Learning Works District$13,538Wilder's Preparatory Academy C…$13,369State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to PUC Inspire Charter Academy District, FY23Harmony Union Elementary $31,492; Method Schools LA District $29,057; Cold Spring Elementary $26,378; PUC Inspire Charter Academy District $24,933; Team Charter Academy District $20,395; New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District $17,922; County Collaborative Charter District $15,361; Buena Vista Elementary $15,330; Learning Works District $13,538; Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District $13,369; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kHarmony Union Elementary$31,492Method Schools LA District$29,057Cold Spring Elementary$26,378PUC Inspire Charter Academy District$24,933Team Charter Academy District$20,395New Los Angeles Charter Elementary …$17,922County Collaborative Charter Distri…$15,361Buena Vista Elementary$15,330Learning Works District$13,538Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charte…$13,369State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to PUC Inspire Charter Academy District, FY23Harmony Union Elementary $31,492; Method Schools LA District $29,057; Cold Spring Elementary $26,378; PUC Inspire Charter Academy District $24,933; Team Charter Academy District $20,395; New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District $17,922; County Collaborative Charter District $15,361; Buena Vista Elementary $15,330; Learning Works District $13,538; Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District $13,369; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kHarmony Union Elementary$31,492Method Schools LA District$29,057Cold Spring Elementary$26,378PUC Inspire Charter Academy District$24,933Team Charter Academy District$20,395New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District$17,922County Collaborative Charter District$15,361Buena Vista Elementary$15,330Learning Works District$13,538Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle…$13,369State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to PUC Inspire Charter Academy District, FY23Harmony Union Elementary $31,492; Method Schools LA District $29,057; Cold Spring Elementary $26,378; PUC Inspire Charter Academy District $24,933; Team Charter Academy District $20,395; New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District $17,922; County Collaborative Charter District $15,361; Buena Vista Elementary $15,330; Learning Works District $13,538; Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District $13,369; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kHarmony Union Elementary$31,492Method Schools LA District$29,057Cold Spring Elementary$26,378PUC Inspire Charter Academy District$24,933Team Charter Academy District$20,395New Los Angeles Charter Elementary Dist…$17,922County Collaborative Charter District$15,361Buena Vista Elementary$15,330Learning Works District$13,538Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Mi…$13,369State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$5,018,000 in revenue: 79.6% state, 15.4% local and 5.1% federal. Total spending was $4,928,000, or $25,272 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

PUC Inspire Charter Academy District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,992,000; Local $771,000; Federal $255,000; total $5,018,000.
  • State$3,992,000 80%
  • Local$771,000 15%
  • Federal$255,000 5%

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

195 students in 2022-23, 224 students in 2023-24, 210 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

PUC Inspire Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 195, 2023-24: 224, 2024-25: 21001002003002022-231952023-242242024-25210
PUC Inspire Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 195, 2023-24: 224, 2024-25: 21001002003002022-231952023-242242024-25210
PUC Inspire Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 195, 2023-24: 224, 2024-25: 21001002003002022-231952023-242242024-25210
PUC Inspire Charter Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 195, 2023-24: 224, 2024-25: 21001002003002022-231952023-242242024-25210

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319511.017.7
2023-2422412.118.5
2024-2521012.117.4

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

$1,288,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,605 per student

PUC Inspire Charter Academy District booked $1,288,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 11 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 $116,667 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 77 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 2019-20 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,481 in 2019-20, $4,203 in 2020-21, $4,923 in 2021-22, $6,605 in 2022-23.

PUC Inspire Charter Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,481, 2020-21: $4,203, 2021-22: $4,923, 2022-23: $6,60502k4k6k8k2019-20$3,4812020-21$4,2032021-22$4,9232022-23$6,605
PUC Inspire Charter Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,481, 2020-21: $4,203, 2021-22: $4,923, 2022-23: $6,60502k4k6k8k2019-20$3,4812020-21$4,2032021-22$4,9232022-23$6,605
PUC Inspire Charter Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,481, 2020-21: $4,203, 2021-22: $4,923, 2022-23: $6,60502k4k6k8k2019-20$3,4812020-21$4,2032021-22$4,9232022-23$6,605
PUC Inspire Charter Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,481, 2020-21: $4,203, 2021-22: $4,923, 2022-23: $6,60502k4k6k8k2019-20$3,4812020-21$4,2032021-22$4,9232022-23$6,605

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 PUC Inspire Charter Academy District scored proficient or above: 15-22% in reading and 0-8% 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 arts15-22%45%208
Math0-8%34%209

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 middle school, 210 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
PUC Inspire Charter Academy21017.489.5%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 PUC Inspire Charter Academy 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 PUC Inspire Charter Academy District

  1. California districts by spending per studentPUC Inspire Charter Academy District ranks 152 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,933).#152 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaPUC Inspire Charter Academy District is the number 1,604 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 195 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,604 of 1,991
  3. Buena Vista ElementaryThe next larger California district: 197 students in fall 2022, $15,330 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,330
  4. County Collaborative Charter DistrictThe next smaller California district: 194 students in fall 2022, $15,361 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,361
  5. Compare PUC Inspire Charter Academy District with Buena Vista ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaPUC Inspire Charter Academy District spent $116,667 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$116,667
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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 PUC Inspire Charter Academy District

  1. How many schools and students are in PUC Inspire Charter Academy District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 210 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does PUC Inspire Charter Academy District spend per student?
    $24,933 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 PUC Inspire Charter Academy District's money come from?
    $5,018,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 79.6% state, 15.4% local and 5.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does PUC Inspire Charter Academy District spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,288,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,605 per student. Divided by the 11 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $116,667 per teacher, more than 77 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 PUC Inspire Charter Academy District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in PUC Inspire Charter Academy District scored proficient or above: 15-22% in reading and 0-8% 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 PUC Inspire Charter Academy District's NCES district ID?
    0602082. 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
  • 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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