Vallecitos Elementary

Public school district · San Diego County · California · NCES district ID 0640710

Vallecitos Elementary spent $23,957 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 86% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 195 students in 2024-25; 61.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,558 per student, down 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Vallecitos Elementary in enrollment (185 to 191 students) and Vallecitos Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vallecitos Elementary, FY23Vallecitos Elementary $23,957; Da Vinci RISE High District $23,230; ACE Empower Academy District $21,492; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District $21,476; Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District $19,134; Rise Kohyang Elementary District $18,784; Insight @ San Joaquin District $17,367; Blochman Union Elementary $17,037; School of Unlimited Learning District $15,723; Capay Joint Union Elementary $14,335; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kVallecitos Elementary$23,957Da Vinci RISE High District$23,230ACE Empower Academy District$21,492Discovery Charter Preparatory …$21,476Tomorrow's Leadership Collabor…$19,134Rise Kohyang Elementary Distri…$18,784Insight @ San Joaquin District$17,367Blochman Union Elementary$17,037School of Unlimited Learning D…$15,723Capay Joint Union Elementary$14,335State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vallecitos Elementary, FY23Vallecitos Elementary $23,957; Da Vinci RISE High District $23,230; ACE Empower Academy District $21,492; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District $21,476; Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District $19,134; Rise Kohyang Elementary District $18,784; Insight @ San Joaquin District $17,367; Blochman Union Elementary $17,037; School of Unlimited Learning District $15,723; Capay Joint Union Elementary $14,335; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kVallecitos Elementary$23,957Da Vinci RISE High District$23,230ACE Empower Academy District$21,492Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 Di…$21,476Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative…$19,134Rise Kohyang Elementary District$18,784Insight @ San Joaquin District$17,367Blochman Union Elementary$17,037School of Unlimited Learning Distri…$15,723Capay Joint Union Elementary$14,335State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vallecitos Elementary, FY23Vallecitos Elementary $23,957; Da Vinci RISE High District $23,230; ACE Empower Academy District $21,492; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District $21,476; Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District $19,134; Rise Kohyang Elementary District $18,784; Insight @ San Joaquin District $17,367; Blochman Union Elementary $17,037; School of Unlimited Learning District $15,723; Capay Joint Union Elementary $14,335; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kVallecitos Elementary$23,957Da Vinci RISE High District$23,230ACE Empower Academy District$21,492Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District$21,476Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) C…$19,134Rise Kohyang Elementary District$18,784Insight @ San Joaquin District$17,367Blochman Union Elementary$17,037School of Unlimited Learning District$15,723Capay Joint Union Elementary$14,335State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Vallecitos Elementary, FY23Vallecitos Elementary $23,957; Da Vinci RISE High District $23,230; ACE Empower Academy District $21,492; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District $21,476; Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District $19,134; Rise Kohyang Elementary District $18,784; Insight @ San Joaquin District $17,367; Blochman Union Elementary $17,037; School of Unlimited Learning District $15,723; Capay Joint Union Elementary $14,335; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kVallecitos Elementary$23,957Da Vinci RISE High District$23,230ACE Empower Academy District$21,492Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 Distri…$21,476Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TL…$19,134Rise Kohyang Elementary District$18,784Insight @ San Joaquin District$17,367Blochman Union Elementary$17,037School of Unlimited Learning District$15,723Capay Joint Union Elementary$14,335State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$6,004,000 in revenue: 61.4% state, 28.7% local and 9.9% federal. Total spending including $52,000 of capital outlay was $4,556,000, or $24,234 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Vallecitos Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,685,000; Local $1,725,000; Federal $594,000; total $6,004,000.
  • State$3,685,000 61%
  • Local$1,725,000 29%
  • Federal$594,000 10%

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

188 students in 2022-23, 190 students in 2023-24, 195 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Vallecitos Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1950501001502002022-231882023-241902024-25195
Vallecitos Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1950501001502002022-231882023-241902024-25195
Vallecitos Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1950501001502002022-231882023-241902024-25195
Vallecitos Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 1950501001502002022-231882023-241902024-25195

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318810.018.8
2023-2419010.019.0
2024-251959.021.7

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

$1,081,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,750 per student

Vallecitos Elementary booked $1,081,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 10 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 $108,100 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 64 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$1,022,00094.5%
Special education$52,0004.8%
Other programs$7,0000.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,495 in 2018-19, $5,015 in 2019-20, $5,417 in 2020-21, $5,612 in 2021-22, $5,750 in 2022-23.

Vallecitos Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,495, 2019-20: $5,015, 2020-21: $5,417, 2021-22: $5,612, 2022-23: $5,75002k4k6k2018-19$4,4952019-20$5,0152020-21$5,4172021-22$5,6122022-23$5,750
Vallecitos Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,495, 2019-20: $5,015, 2020-21: $5,417, 2021-22: $5,612, 2022-23: $5,75002k4k6k2018-19$4,4952019-20$5,0152020-21$5,4172021-22$5,6122022-23$5,750
Vallecitos Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,495, 2019-20: $5,015, 2020-21: $5,417, 2021-22: $5,612, 2022-23: $5,75002k4k6k2018-19$4,4952019-20$5,0152020-21$5,4172021-22$5,6122022-23$5,750
Vallecitos Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,495, 2019-20: $5,015, 2020-21: $5,417, 2021-22: $5,612, 2022-23: $5,75002k4k6k2018-19$4,4952019-20$5,0152020-21$5,4172021-22$5,6122022-23$5,750

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 Vallecitos Elementary scored proficient or above: 32-55% in reading and 22-45% 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 arts32-55%45%115
Math22-45%34%117

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, 195 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Vallecitos Elementary19521.774.9%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 Vallecitos Elementary

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 Vallecitos Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentVallecitos Elementary ranks 176 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,957).#176 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaVallecitos Elementary is the number 1,621 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 188 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,621 of 1,991
  3. Blochman Union ElementaryThe next larger California district: 189 students in fall 2022, $17,037 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,037
  4. Da Vinci RISE High DistrictThe next smaller California district: 187 students in fall 2022, $23,230 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,230
  5. Compare Vallecitos Elementary with Blochman Union ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaVallecitos Elementary spent $108,100 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$108,100
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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 Vallecitos Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Vallecitos Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 195 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Vallecitos Elementary spend per student?
    $23,957 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 $23,558 per student, down 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Vallecitos Elementary's money come from?
    $6,004,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.4% state, 28.7% local and 9.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Vallecitos Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 29 of the 196 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.8%, 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 Vallecitos Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,081,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,750 per student. Divided by the 10 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $108,100 per teacher, more than 64 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 Vallecitos Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Vallecitos Elementary scored proficient or above: 32-55% in reading and 22-45% 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 Vallecitos Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0640710. 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