Wheatland School District

Listed by NCES as Wheatland (district ID 0642330)

Public school district · Yuba County · California · NCES district ID 0642330

Wheatland School District spent $18,818 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 73% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,359 students in 2024-25; 69.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,326 per student, up 18.6% 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 Wheatland in enrollment (1,328 to 1,394 students) and Wheatland itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Wheatland, FY23Golden Plains Unified $20,627; Wheatland $18,818; Lakeport Unified $18,268; Yosemite Unified $16,598; Guajome Park Academy $16,027; Willows Unified $14,978; Williams Unified $13,951; California Virtual Academy at Sutter District $13,556; John Adams Academy - Lincoln District $11,419; Heritage K-8 Charter District $9,675; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.5k10k15k20k25kGolden Plains Unified$20,627Wheatland$18,818Lakeport Unified$18,268Yosemite Unified$16,598Guajome Park Academy$16,027Willows Unified$14,978Williams Unified$13,951California Virtual Academy at …$13,556John Adams Academy - Lincoln D…$11,419Heritage K-8 Charter District$9,675State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Wheatland, FY23Golden Plains Unified $20,627; Wheatland $18,818; Lakeport Unified $18,268; Yosemite Unified $16,598; Guajome Park Academy $16,027; Willows Unified $14,978; Williams Unified $13,951; California Virtual Academy at Sutter District $13,556; John Adams Academy - Lincoln District $11,419; Heritage K-8 Charter District $9,675; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.5k10k15k20k25kGolden Plains Unified$20,627Wheatland$18,818Lakeport Unified$18,268Yosemite Unified$16,598Guajome Park Academy$16,027Willows Unified$14,978Williams Unified$13,951California Virtual Academy at Sutte…$13,556John Adams Academy - Lincoln Distri…$11,419Heritage K-8 Charter District$9,675State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Wheatland, FY23Golden Plains Unified $20,627; Wheatland $18,818; Lakeport Unified $18,268; Yosemite Unified $16,598; Guajome Park Academy $16,027; Willows Unified $14,978; Williams Unified $13,951; California Virtual Academy at Sutter District $13,556; John Adams Academy - Lincoln District $11,419; Heritage K-8 Charter District $9,675; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.5k15k25kGolden Plains Unified$20,627Wheatland$18,818Lakeport Unified$18,268Yosemite Unified$16,598Guajome Park Academy$16,027Willows Unified$14,978Williams Unified$13,951California Virtual Academy at Sutter Distri…$13,556John Adams Academy - Lincoln District$11,419Heritage K-8 Charter District$9,675State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Wheatland, FY23Golden Plains Unified $20,627; Wheatland $18,818; Lakeport Unified $18,268; Yosemite Unified $16,598; Guajome Park Academy $16,027; Willows Unified $14,978; Williams Unified $13,951; California Virtual Academy at Sutter District $13,556; John Adams Academy - Lincoln District $11,419; Heritage K-8 Charter District $9,675; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.5k15k25kGolden Plains Unified$20,627Wheatland$18,818Lakeport Unified$18,268Yosemite Unified$16,598Guajome Park Academy$16,027Willows Unified$14,978Williams Unified$13,951California Virtual Academy at Sutter Di…$13,556John Adams Academy - Lincoln District$11,419Heritage K-8 Charter District$9,675State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$30,308,000 in revenue: 69.8% state, 14.1% local and 16.1% federal. Total spending was $25,730,000, or $18,905 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Wheatland School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $21,157,000; Local $4,283,000; Federal $4,868,000; total $30,308,000.
  • State$21,157,000 70%
  • Local$4,283,000 14%
  • Federal$4,868,000 16%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,361 students in 2022-23, 1,333 students in 2023-24, 1,359 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wheatland School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,361, 2023-24: 1,333, 2024-25: 1,35905001k1.5k2022-231,3612023-241,3332024-251,359
Wheatland School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,361, 2023-24: 1,333, 2024-25: 1,35905001k1.5k2022-231,3612023-241,3332024-251,359
Wheatland School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,361, 2023-24: 1,333, 2024-25: 1,35905001k1.5k2022-231,3612023-241,3332024-251,359
Wheatland School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,361, 2023-24: 1,333, 2024-25: 1,35905001k1.5k2022-231,3612023-241,3332024-251,359

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,36169.219.7
2023-241,33370.019.0
2024-251,35968.619.8

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

$7,281,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,350 per student

Wheatland School District booked $7,281,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 69 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 $105,156 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 60 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$6,050,00083.1%
Special education$954,00013.1%
Vocational$230,0003.2%
Other programs$47,0000.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,034 in 2018-19, $4,324 in 2019-20, $4,596 in 2020-21, $4,889 in 2021-22, $5,350 in 2022-23.

Wheatland School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,034, 2019-20: $4,324, 2020-21: $4,596, 2021-22: $4,889, 2022-23: $5,35002k4k6k2018-19$4,0342019-20$4,3242020-21$4,5962021-22$4,8892022-23$5,350
Wheatland School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,034, 2019-20: $4,324, 2020-21: $4,596, 2021-22: $4,889, 2022-23: $5,35002k4k6k2018-19$4,0342019-20$4,3242020-21$4,5962021-22$4,8892022-23$5,350
Wheatland School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,034, 2019-20: $4,324, 2020-21: $4,596, 2021-22: $4,889, 2022-23: $5,35002k4k6k2018-19$4,0342019-20$4,3242020-21$4,5962021-22$4,8892022-23$5,350
Wheatland School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,034, 2019-20: $4,324, 2020-21: $4,596, 2021-22: $4,889, 2022-23: $5,35002k4k6k2018-19$4,0342019-20$4,3242020-21$4,5962021-22$4,8892022-23$5,350

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 Wheatland School District scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 42-46% 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 arts50-54%45%765
Math42-46%34%762

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.

3 elementary schools, 774 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wheatland Elementary38019.653.9%Not reported
Lone Tree Elementary30521.820.3%Not reported
Wheatland Charter Academy8922.314.6%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.

1 middle school, 585 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bear River58518.740.3%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 Wheatland 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 Wheatland School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentWheatland School District ranks 176 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,818).#176 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaWheatland School District is the number 583 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 1,361 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#583 of 1,991
  3. John Adams Academy - Lincoln DistrictThe next larger California district: 1,376 students in fall 2022, $11,419 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,419
  4. Riverside County Office of EducationThe next smaller California district: 1,357 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Wheatland School District with John Adams Academy - Lincoln DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaWheatland School District spent $105,156 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$105,156
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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 Wheatland School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Wheatland School District?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,359 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wheatland School District spend per student?
    $18,818 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 $22,326 per student, up 18.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wheatland School District's money come from?
    $30,308,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.8% state, 14.1% local and 16.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wheatland School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 124 of the 1,102 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.3%, 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 Wheatland School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,281,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,350 per student. Divided by the 69 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $105,156 per teacher, more than 60 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 Wheatland School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wheatland School District scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 42-46% 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 Wheatland School District's NCES district ID?
    0642330. 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