Sulphur Springs Union School District

Listed by NCES as Sulphur Springs Union (district ID 0638220)

Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0638220

Sulphur Springs Union School District spent $15,214 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 74% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 9 schools enrolled 5,157 students in 2024-25; 56.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,040 per student, up 5.4% 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 Sulphur Springs Union in enrollment (5,082 to 5,355 students) and Sulphur Springs Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Sulphur Springs Union, FY23Rio $18,284; El Centro Elementary $17,901; Temple City Unified $16,221; Union Elementary $16,075; Sulphur Springs Union $15,214; Sierra Sands Unified $15,165; Oakdale Joint Unified $14,736; Ramona Unified $14,643; Travis Unified $14,183; California Connections Academy Southern California District $11,334; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kRio$18,284El Centro Elementary$17,901Temple City Unified$16,221Union Elementary$16,075Sulphur Springs Union$15,214Sierra Sands Unified$15,165Oakdale Joint Unified$14,736Ramona Unified$14,643Travis Unified$14,183California Connections Academy…$11,334State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Sulphur Springs Union, FY23Rio $18,284; El Centro Elementary $17,901; Temple City Unified $16,221; Union Elementary $16,075; Sulphur Springs Union $15,214; Sierra Sands Unified $15,165; Oakdale Joint Unified $14,736; Ramona Unified $14,643; Travis Unified $14,183; California Connections Academy Southern California District $11,334; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kRio$18,284El Centro Elementary$17,901Temple City Unified$16,221Union Elementary$16,075Sulphur Springs Union$15,214Sierra Sands Unified$15,165Oakdale Joint Unified$14,736Ramona Unified$14,643Travis Unified$14,183California Connections Academy Sout…$11,334State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Sulphur Springs Union, FY23Rio $18,284; El Centro Elementary $17,901; Temple City Unified $16,221; Union Elementary $16,075; Sulphur Springs Union $15,214; Sierra Sands Unified $15,165; Oakdale Joint Unified $14,736; Ramona Unified $14,643; Travis Unified $14,183; California Connections Academy Southern California District $11,334; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20kRio$18,284El Centro Elementary$17,901Temple City Unified$16,221Union Elementary$16,075Sulphur Springs Union$15,214Sierra Sands Unified$15,165Oakdale Joint Unified$14,736Ramona Unified$14,643Travis Unified$14,183California Connections Academy Southern Cal…$11,334State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Sulphur Springs Union, FY23Rio $18,284; El Centro Elementary $17,901; Temple City Unified $16,221; Union Elementary $16,075; Sulphur Springs Union $15,214; Sierra Sands Unified $15,165; Oakdale Joint Unified $14,736; Ramona Unified $14,643; Travis Unified $14,183; California Connections Academy Southern California District $11,334; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20kRio$18,284El Centro Elementary$17,901Temple City Unified$16,221Union Elementary$16,075Sulphur Springs Union$15,214Sierra Sands Unified$15,165Oakdale Joint Unified$14,736Ramona Unified$14,643Travis Unified$14,183California Connections Academy Southern…$11,334State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$106,727,000 in revenue: 56.4% state, 37.2% local and 6.4% federal. Total spending including $4,714,000 of capital outlay was $89,893,000, or $17,254 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sulphur Springs Union School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $60,207,000; Local $39,673,000; Federal $6,847,000; total $106,727,000.
  • State$60,207,000 56%
  • Local$39,673,000 37%
  • Federal$6,847,000 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 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,210 students in 2022-23, 5,210 students in 2023-24, 5,157 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sulphur Springs Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,210, 2023-24: 5,210, 2024-25: 5,15702k4k6k2022-235,2102023-245,2102024-255,157
Sulphur Springs Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,210, 2023-24: 5,210, 2024-25: 5,15702k4k6k2022-235,2102023-245,2102024-255,157
Sulphur Springs Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,210, 2023-24: 5,210, 2024-25: 5,15702k4k6k2022-235,2102023-245,2102024-255,157
Sulphur Springs Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,210, 2023-24: 5,210, 2024-25: 5,15702k4k6k2022-235,2102023-245,2102024-255,157

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,210205.125.4
2023-245,210205.825.3
2024-255,157207.124.9

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 Sulphur Springs Union School District scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 39% 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 arts50%45%2,880
Math39%34%2,891

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.

9 elementary schools, 5,157 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fair Oaks Ranch Community86627.141.0%Not reported
Pinetree Community Elementary65025.036.6%Not reported
Sulphur Springs Community Elementary58622.536.9%Not reported
Mitchell Community Elementary56924.751.3%Not reported
Golden Oak Community53328.122.9%Not reported
Valley View Community Elementary52622.859.1%Not reported
Canyon Springs Community Elementary49624.870.6%Not reported
Mint Canyon Community Elementary47223.665.5%Not reported
Leona H. Cox Community Elementary45925.551.6%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 Sulphur Springs Union School 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 Sulphur Springs Union School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentSulphur Springs Union School District ranks 477 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,214).#477 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaSulphur Springs Union School District is the number 264 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 5,210 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#264 of 1,991
  3. Oakdale Joint UnifiedThe next larger California district: 5,227 students in fall 2022, $14,736 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,736
  4. Rio School DistrictThe next smaller California district: 5,189 students in fall 2022, $18,284 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,284
  5. Compare Sulphur Springs Union School District with Oakdale Joint 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 Sulphur Springs Union School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Sulphur Springs Union School District?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary), enrolling 5,157 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sulphur Springs Union School District spend per student?
    $15,214 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,040 per student, up 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sulphur Springs Union School District's money come from?
    $106,727,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.4% state, 37.2% local and 6.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sulphur Springs Union School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 649 of the 5,981 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.9%, 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.
  5. How do students in Sulphur Springs Union School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sulphur Springs Union School District scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 39% 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 Sulphur Springs Union School District's NCES district ID?
    0638220. 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

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