Waukena School

Listed by NCES as Waukena Joint Union Elementary (district ID 0641820)

Public school district · Tulare County · California · NCES district ID 0641820

Waukena School spent $15,958 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 64% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 220 students in 2024-25; 80.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,928 per student, up 24.9% 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 Waukena School in enrollment (211 to 215 students) and Waukena School itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Waukena School, FY23Geyserville Unified $25,682; Extera Public School No. 2 District $25,353; Savant Preparatory Academy of Business District $16,934; Elverta Joint Elementary $16,491; Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District $16,444; Waukena School $15,958; Clovis Global Academy $14,297; Sonoma Charter District $14,237; Nord Country School $13,848; Sierra Expeditionary Learning District $12,033; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kGeyserville Unified$25,682Extera Public School No. 2 Dis…$25,353Savant Preparatory Academy of …$16,934Elverta Joint Elementary$16,491Mojave River Academy - Gold Ca…$16,444Waukena School$15,958Clovis Global Academy$14,297Sonoma Charter District$14,237Nord Country School$13,848Sierra Expeditionary Learning …$12,033State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Waukena School, FY23Geyserville Unified $25,682; Extera Public School No. 2 District $25,353; Savant Preparatory Academy of Business District $16,934; Elverta Joint Elementary $16,491; Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District $16,444; Waukena School $15,958; Clovis Global Academy $14,297; Sonoma Charter District $14,237; Nord Country School $13,848; Sierra Expeditionary Learning District $12,033; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kGeyserville Unified$25,682Extera Public School No. 2 District$25,353Savant Preparatory Academy of Busin…$16,934Elverta Joint Elementary$16,491Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon …$16,444Waukena School$15,958Clovis Global Academy$14,297Sonoma Charter District$14,237Nord Country School$13,848Sierra Expeditionary Learning Distr…$12,033State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Waukena School, FY23Geyserville Unified $25,682; Extera Public School No. 2 District $25,353; Savant Preparatory Academy of Business District $16,934; Elverta Joint Elementary $16,491; Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District $16,444; Waukena School $15,958; Clovis Global Academy $14,297; Sonoma Charter District $14,237; Nord Country School $13,848; Sierra Expeditionary Learning District $12,033; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kGeyserville Unified$25,682Extera Public School No. 2 District$25,353Savant Preparatory Academy of Business Dist…$16,934Elverta Joint Elementary$16,491Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District$16,444Waukena School$15,958Clovis Global Academy$14,297Sonoma Charter District$14,237Nord Country School$13,848Sierra Expeditionary Learning District$12,033State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Waukena School, FY23Geyserville Unified $25,682; Extera Public School No. 2 District $25,353; Savant Preparatory Academy of Business District $16,934; Elverta Joint Elementary $16,491; Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District $16,444; Waukena School $15,958; Clovis Global Academy $14,297; Sonoma Charter District $14,237; Nord Country School $13,848; Sierra Expeditionary Learning District $12,033; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kGeyserville Unified$25,682Extera Public School No. 2 District$25,353Savant Preparatory Academy of Business…$16,934Elverta Joint Elementary$16,491Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon Dist…$16,444Waukena School$15,958Clovis Global Academy$14,297Sonoma Charter District$14,237Nord Country School$13,848Sierra Expeditionary Learning District$12,033State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$4,953,000 in revenue: 80.3% state, 11.6% local and 8.2% federal. Total spending including $773,000 of capital outlay was $4,263,000, or $19,921 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Waukena School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,976,000; Local $573,000; Federal $404,000; total $4,953,000.
  • State$3,976,000 80%
  • Local$573,000 12%
  • Federal$404,000 8%

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

214 students in 2022-23, 223 students in 2023-24, 220 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Waukena School enrollment by school year2022-23: 214, 2023-24: 223, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232142023-242232024-25220
Waukena School enrollment by school year2022-23: 214, 2023-24: 223, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232142023-242232024-25220
Waukena School enrollment by school year2022-23: 214, 2023-24: 223, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232142023-242232024-25220
Waukena School enrollment by school year2022-23: 214, 2023-24: 223, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232142023-242232024-25220

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321410.021.4
2023-2422310.022.3
2024-2522010.022.0

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

$929,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,341 per student

Waukena School booked $929,000 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 $92,900 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 38 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 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,995 in 2018-19, $2,986 in 2019-20, $3,348 in 2020-21, $4,009 in 2021-22, $4,341 in 2022-23.

Waukena School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,995, 2019-20: $2,986, 2020-21: $3,348, 2021-22: $4,009, 2022-23: $4,34102k4k6k2018-19$2,9952019-20$2,9862020-21$3,3482021-22$4,0092022-23$4,341
Waukena School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,995, 2019-20: $2,986, 2020-21: $3,348, 2021-22: $4,009, 2022-23: $4,34102k4k6k2018-19$2,9952019-20$2,9862020-21$3,3482021-22$4,0092022-23$4,341
Waukena School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,995, 2019-20: $2,986, 2020-21: $3,348, 2021-22: $4,009, 2022-23: $4,34102k4k6k2018-19$2,9952019-20$2,9862020-21$3,3482021-22$4,0092022-23$4,341
Waukena School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,995, 2019-20: $2,986, 2020-21: $3,348, 2021-22: $4,009, 2022-23: $4,34102k4k6k2018-19$2,9952019-20$2,9862020-21$3,3482021-22$4,0092022-23$4,341

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 Waukena School scored proficient or above: 26-46% in reading and 19-38% 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 arts26-46%45%143
Math19-38%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, 220 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Waukena Joint Union Elementary22022.077.7%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 Waukena School

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 Waukena School

  1. California districts by spending per studentWaukena School ranks 789 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,958).#789 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaWaukena School is the number 1,566 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 214 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,566 of 1,991
  3. Extera Public School No. 2 DistrictThe next larger California district: 215 students in fall 2022, $25,353 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,353
  4. Clovis Global AcademyThe next smaller California district: 212 students in fall 2022, $14,297 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,297
  5. Compare Waukena School with Extera Public School No. 2 DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaWaukena School spent $92,900 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$92,900
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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 Waukena School

  1. How many schools and students are in Waukena School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 220 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Waukena School spend per student?
    $15,958 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 $19,928 per student, up 24.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Waukena School's money come from?
    $4,953,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 80.3% state, 11.6% local and 8.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Waukena School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 38 of the 157 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 24.2%, 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 Waukena School spend on teacher salaries?
    $929,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,341 per student. Divided by the 10 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $92,900 per teacher, more than 38 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 Waukena School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Waukena School scored proficient or above: 26-46% in reading and 19-38% 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 Waukena School's NCES district ID?
    0641820. 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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