Willits Elementary Charter District

Public school district · Mendocino County · California · NCES district ID 0601497

Willits Elementary Charter District spent $14,228 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 140 students in 2024-25; 71.7% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Willits Elementary Charter District in enrollment (143 to 146 students) and Willits Elementary Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Willits Elementary Charter District, FY23Leadership Military Academy District $27,650; Ingenium Charter Middle District $26,271; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; Empower Charter District $20,322; Alternatives in Action District $19,245; Alma Fuerte Public District $17,034; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Insight @ San Diego District $15,692; Pleasant Grove Joint Union $14,290; Willits Elementary Charter District $14,228; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kLeadership Military Academy Di…$27,650Ingenium Charter Middle Distri…$26,271Aurum Preparatory Academy Dist…$24,007Empower Charter District$20,322Alternatives in Action District$19,245Alma Fuerte Public District$17,034Wildflower Open Classroom Dist…$16,438Insight @ San Diego District$15,692Pleasant Grove Joint Union$14,290Willits Elementary Charter Dis…$14,228State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Willits Elementary Charter District, FY23Leadership Military Academy District $27,650; Ingenium Charter Middle District $26,271; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; Empower Charter District $20,322; Alternatives in Action District $19,245; Alma Fuerte Public District $17,034; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Insight @ San Diego District $15,692; Pleasant Grove Joint Union $14,290; Willits Elementary Charter District $14,228; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kLeadership Military Academy District$27,650Ingenium Charter Middle District$26,271Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007Empower Charter District$20,322Alternatives in Action District$19,245Alma Fuerte Public District$17,034Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Insight @ San Diego District$15,692Pleasant Grove Joint Union$14,290Willits Elementary Charter District$14,228State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Willits Elementary Charter District, FY23Leadership Military Academy District $27,650; Ingenium Charter Middle District $26,271; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; Empower Charter District $20,322; Alternatives in Action District $19,245; Alma Fuerte Public District $17,034; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Insight @ San Diego District $15,692; Pleasant Grove Joint Union $14,290; Willits Elementary Charter District $14,228; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kLeadership Military Academy District$27,650Ingenium Charter Middle District$26,271Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007Empower Charter District$20,322Alternatives in Action District$19,245Alma Fuerte Public District$17,034Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Insight @ San Diego District$15,692Pleasant Grove Joint Union$14,290Willits Elementary Charter District$14,228State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Willits Elementary Charter District, FY23Leadership Military Academy District $27,650; Ingenium Charter Middle District $26,271; Aurum Preparatory Academy District $24,007; Empower Charter District $20,322; Alternatives in Action District $19,245; Alma Fuerte Public District $17,034; Wildflower Open Classroom District $16,438; Insight @ San Diego District $15,692; Pleasant Grove Joint Union $14,290; Willits Elementary Charter District $14,228; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kLeadership Military Academy District$27,650Ingenium Charter Middle District$26,271Aurum Preparatory Academy District$24,007Empower Charter District$20,322Alternatives in Action District$19,245Alma Fuerte Public District$17,034Wildflower Open Classroom District$16,438Insight @ San Diego District$15,692Pleasant Grove Joint Union$14,290Willits Elementary Charter District$14,228State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$2,322,000 in revenue: 71.7% state, 20.7% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $20,000 of capital outlay was $2,282,000, or $15,738 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Willits Elementary Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,666,000; Local $481,000; Federal $175,000; total $2,322,000.
  • State$1,666,000 72%
  • Local$481,000 21%
  • Federal$175,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

145 students in 2022-23, 152 students in 2023-24, 140 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Willits Elementary Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 152, 2024-25: 1400501001502002022-231452023-241522024-25140
Willits Elementary Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 152, 2024-25: 1400501001502002022-231452023-241522024-25140
Willits Elementary Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 152, 2024-25: 1400501001502002022-231452023-241522024-25140
Willits Elementary Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 152, 2024-25: 1400501001502002022-231452023-241522024-25140

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231457.419.5
2023-241527.420.5
2024-251406.621.2

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 Willits Elementary Charter District scored proficient or above: 46-65% in reading and 33-52% 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 arts46-65%45%72
Math33-52%34%73

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, 140 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Willits Elementary Charter14021.252.1%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.

Contact Willits Elementary Charter 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 Willits Elementary Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentWillits Elementary Charter District ranks 977 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,228).#977 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaWillits Elementary Charter District is the number 1,720 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 145 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,720 of 1,991
  3. Wildflower Open Classroom DistrictThe next larger California district: 146 students in fall 2022, $16,438 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,438
  4. Ingenium Charter Middle DistrictThe next smaller California district: 144 students in fall 2022, $26,271 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,271
  5. Compare Willits Elementary Charter District with Wildflower Open Classroom DistrictEnrollment, 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 Willits Elementary Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in Willits Elementary Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 140 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Willits Elementary Charter District spend per student?
    $14,228 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.
  3. Where does Willits Elementary Charter District's money come from?
    $2,322,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.7% state, 20.7% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Willits Elementary Charter District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Willits Elementary Charter District scored proficient or above: 46-65% in reading and 33-52% 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.
  5. What is Willits Elementary Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0601497. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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: 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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