Vallecito Union

Public school district · Calaveras County · California · NCES district ID 0640680

Vallecito Union spent $17,854 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 51% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its 3 schools enrolled 597 students in 2024-25; 23.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,247 per student, up 13.4% 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 Vallecito Union in enrollment (583 to 596 students) and Vallecito Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vallecito Union, FY23San Pasqual Valley Unified $30,514; Thomas Edison Charter Academy District $18,258; Vallecito Union $17,854; Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District $16,866; Rising Stars Academy $16,865; Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy District $15,719; Pollock Pines Elementary $15,242; Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District $14,530; Solvang $13,675; Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education District $10,026; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.010k20k30k40kSan Pasqual Valley Unified$30,514Thomas Edison Charter Academy …$18,258Vallecito Union$17,854Aspire Richmond Ca. College Pr…$16,866Rising Stars Academy$16,865Lennox Mathematics Science and…$15,719Pollock Pines Elementary$15,242Aspire Vanguard College Prepar…$14,530Solvang$13,675Camarillo Academy of Progressi…$10,026State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vallecito Union, FY23San Pasqual Valley Unified $30,514; Thomas Edison Charter Academy District $18,258; Vallecito Union $17,854; Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District $16,866; Rising Stars Academy $16,865; Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy District $15,719; Pollock Pines Elementary $15,242; Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District $14,530; Solvang $13,675; Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education District $10,026; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.010k20k30k40kSan Pasqual Valley Unified$30,514Thomas Edison Charter Academy Distr…$18,258Vallecito Union$17,854Aspire Richmond Ca. College Prepara…$16,866Rising Stars Academy$16,865Lennox Mathematics Science and Tech…$15,719Pollock Pines Elementary$15,242Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory…$14,530Solvang$13,675Camarillo Academy of Progressive Ed…$10,026State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vallecito Union, FY23San Pasqual Valley Unified $30,514; Thomas Edison Charter Academy District $18,258; Vallecito Union $17,854; Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District $16,866; Rising Stars Academy $16,865; Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy District $15,719; Pollock Pines Elementary $15,242; Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District $14,530; Solvang $13,675; Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education District $10,026; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40kSan Pasqual Valley Unified$30,514Thomas Edison Charter Academy District$18,258Vallecito Union$17,854Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Aca…$16,866Rising Stars Academy$16,865Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology A…$15,719Pollock Pines Elementary$15,242Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy…$14,530Solvang$13,675Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education…$10,026State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vallecito Union, FY23San Pasqual Valley Unified $30,514; Thomas Edison Charter Academy District $18,258; Vallecito Union $17,854; Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District $16,866; Rising Stars Academy $16,865; Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy District $15,719; Pollock Pines Elementary $15,242; Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District $14,530; Solvang $13,675; Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education District $10,026; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40kSan Pasqual Valley Unified$30,514Thomas Edison Charter Academy District$18,258Vallecito Union$17,854Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory…$16,866Rising Stars Academy$16,865Lennox Mathematics Science and Technolo…$15,719Pollock Pines Elementary$15,242Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Aca…$14,530Solvang$13,675Camarillo Academy of Progressive Educat…$10,026State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$13,278,000 in revenue: 23.4% state, 67.9% local and 8.6% federal. Total spending was $11,971,000, or $20,290 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Vallecito Union revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,108,000; Local $9,022,000; Federal $1,148,000; total $13,278,000.
  • State$3,108,000 23%
  • Local$9,022,000 68%
  • Federal$1,148,000 9%

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

590 students in 2022-23, 580 students in 2023-24, 597 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Vallecito Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 590, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 59702004006002022-235902023-245802024-25597
Vallecito Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 590, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 59702004006002022-235902023-245802024-25597
Vallecito Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 590, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 59702004006002022-235902023-245802024-25597
Vallecito Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 590, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 59702004006002022-235902023-245802024-25597

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359031.019.1
2023-2458031.418.5
2024-2559730.919.3

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

$2,834,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,803 per student

Vallecito Union booked $2,834,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 31 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 $91,537 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 36 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,522,00089.0%
Special education$312,00011.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,348 in 2018-19, $4,007 in 2019-20, $4,287 in 2020-21, $4,759 in 2021-22, $4,803 in 2022-23.

Vallecito Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,348, 2019-20: $4,007, 2020-21: $4,287, 2021-22: $4,759, 2022-23: $4,80302k4k6k2018-19$4,3482019-20$4,0072020-21$4,2872021-22$4,7592022-23$4,803
Vallecito Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,348, 2019-20: $4,007, 2020-21: $4,287, 2021-22: $4,759, 2022-23: $4,80302k4k6k2018-19$4,3482019-20$4,0072020-21$4,2872021-22$4,7592022-23$4,803
Vallecito Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,348, 2019-20: $4,007, 2020-21: $4,287, 2021-22: $4,759, 2022-23: $4,80302k4k6k2018-19$4,3482019-20$4,0072020-21$4,2872021-22$4,7592022-23$4,803
Vallecito Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,348, 2019-20: $4,007, 2020-21: $4,287, 2021-22: $4,759, 2022-23: $4,80302k4k6k2018-19$4,3482019-20$4,0072020-21$4,2872021-22$4,7592022-23$4,803

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 Vallecito Union scored proficient or above: 51-57% in reading and 39-45% 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 arts51-57%45%362
Math39-45%34%361

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.

2 elementary schools, 398 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Albert A. Michelson Elementary22618.841.2%Not reported
Hazel Fischer Elementary17222.640.1%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.

1 middle school, 199 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Avery Middle19917.641.2%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Vallecito Independent Study (Alternative)

Elementary school in Avery; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 3 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Vallecito 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 Vallecito Union

  1. California districts by spending per studentVallecito Union ranks 605 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,854).#605 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaVallecito Union is the number 867 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 590 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#867 of 1,991
  3. Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 591 students in fall 2022, $16,866 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,866
  4. Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 583 students in fall 2022, $15,719 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,719
  5. Compare Vallecito Union with Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaVallecito Union spent $91,537 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$91,537
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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 Vallecito Union

  1. How many schools and students are in Vallecito Union?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 597 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Vallecito Union spend per student?
    $17,854 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 $20,247 per student, up 13.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Vallecito Union's money come from?
    $13,278,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.4% state, 67.9% local and 8.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Vallecito Union live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 133 of the 736 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.1%, 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 much does Vallecito Union spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,834,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,803 per student. Divided by the 31 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $91,537 per teacher, more than 36 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).
  6. How do students in Vallecito Union do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Vallecito Union scored proficient or above: 51-57% in reading and 39-45% 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.
  7. What is Vallecito Union's NCES district ID?
    0640680. 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 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, 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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