Willow Grove Union Elementary

Public school district · San Benito County · California · NCES district ID 0642630

Willow Grove Union Elementary spent $23,800 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 21 students in 2024-25; 23.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,609 per student, up 7.6% 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 Willow Grove Union Elementary in enrollment (16 to 21 students) and Willow Grove Union Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Willow Grove Union Elementary, FY23Big Sur Unified $51,316; Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union $40,111; Montgomery Elementary $38,571; Mountain House Elementary $32,286; Seiad Elementary $27,947; French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary $25,389; Willow Grove Union Elementary $23,800; Bogus Elementary $21,688; Cienega Union Elementary $18,571; Blake Elementary $16,647; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40k50k60kBig Sur Unified$51,316Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union$40,111Montgomery Elementary$38,571Mountain House Elementary$32,286Seiad Elementary$27,947French Gulch-Whiskeytown Eleme…$25,389Willow Grove Union Elementary$23,800Bogus Elementary$21,688Cienega Union Elementary$18,571Blake Elementary$16,647State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Willow Grove Union Elementary, FY23Big Sur Unified $51,316; Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union $40,111; Montgomery Elementary $38,571; Mountain House Elementary $32,286; Seiad Elementary $27,947; French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary $25,389; Willow Grove Union Elementary $23,800; Bogus Elementary $21,688; Cienega Union Elementary $18,571; Blake Elementary $16,647; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40k50k60kBig Sur Unified$51,316Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union$40,111Montgomery Elementary$38,571Mountain House Elementary$32,286Seiad Elementary$27,947French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary$25,389Willow Grove Union Elementary$23,800Bogus Elementary$21,688Cienega Union Elementary$18,571Blake Elementary$16,647State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Willow Grove Union Elementary, FY23Big Sur Unified $51,316; Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union $40,111; Montgomery Elementary $38,571; Mountain House Elementary $32,286; Seiad Elementary $27,947; French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary $25,389; Willow Grove Union Elementary $23,800; Bogus Elementary $21,688; Cienega Union Elementary $18,571; Blake Elementary $16,647; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k30k50k60kBig Sur Unified$51,316Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union$40,111Montgomery Elementary$38,571Mountain House Elementary$32,286Seiad Elementary$27,947French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary$25,389Willow Grove Union Elementary$23,800Bogus Elementary$21,688Cienega Union Elementary$18,571Blake Elementary$16,647State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Willow Grove Union Elementary, FY23Big Sur Unified $51,316; Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union $40,111; Montgomery Elementary $38,571; Mountain House Elementary $32,286; Seiad Elementary $27,947; French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary $25,389; Willow Grove Union Elementary $23,800; Bogus Elementary $21,688; Cienega Union Elementary $18,571; Blake Elementary $16,647; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k30k50k60kBig Sur Unified$51,316Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union$40,111Montgomery Elementary$38,571Mountain House Elementary$32,286Seiad Elementary$27,947French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary$25,389Willow Grove Union Elementary$23,800Bogus Elementary$21,688Cienega Union Elementary$18,571Blake Elementary$16,647State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$583,000 in revenue: 23.0% state, 71.9% local and 5.1% federal. Total spending including $62,000 of capital outlay was $568,000, or $28,400 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Willow Grove Union Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $134,000; Local $419,000; Federal $30,000; total $583,000.
  • State$134,000 23%
  • Local$419,000 72%
  • Federal$30,000 5%

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

20 students in 2022-23, 23 students in 2023-24, 21 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Willow Grove Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 23, 2024-25: 2101020302022-23202023-24232024-2521
Willow Grove Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 23, 2024-25: 2101020302022-23202023-24232024-2521
Willow Grove Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 23, 2024-25: 2101020302022-23202023-24232024-2521
Willow Grove Union Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 23, 2024-25: 2101020302022-23202023-24232024-2521

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23202.010.0
2023-24232.011.5
2024-25212.010.5

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

$154,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,700 per student

Willow Grove Union Elementary booked $154,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2 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 $77,000 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 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: $10,462 in 2018-19, $13,727 in 2019-20, $13,667 in 2020-21, $8,824 in 2021-22, $7,700 in 2022-23.

Willow Grove Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $10,462, 2019-20: $13,727, 2020-21: $13,667, 2021-22: $8,824, 2022-23: $7,70005k10k15k2018-19$10,4622019-20$13,7272020-21$13,6672021-22$8,8242022-23$7,700
Willow Grove Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $10,462, 2019-20: $13,727, 2020-21: $13,667, 2021-22: $8,824, 2022-23: $7,70005k10k15k2018-19$10,4622019-20$13,7272020-21$13,6672021-22$8,8242022-23$7,700
Willow Grove Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $10,462, 2019-20: $13,727, 2020-21: $13,667, 2021-22: $8,824, 2022-23: $7,70005k10k15k2018-19$10,4622019-20$13,7272020-21$13,6672021-22$8,8242022-23$7,700
Willow Grove Union Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $10,462, 2019-20: $13,727, 2020-21: $13,667, 2021-22: $8,824, 2022-23: $7,70005k10k15k2018-19$10,4622019-20$13,7272020-21$13,6672021-22$8,8242022-23$7,700

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).

1 elementary school, 21 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Willow Grove Elementary2110.542.9%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.

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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 Willow Grove Union Elementary

  1. California districts by spending per studentWillow Grove Union Elementary ranks 179 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,800).#179 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaWillow Grove Union Elementary is the number 1,960 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 20 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,960 of 1,991
  3. Cienega Union ElementaryThe next larger California district: 21 students in fall 2022, $18,571 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,571
  4. Big Sur UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 19 students in fall 2022, $51,316 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$51,316
  5. Compare Willow Grove Union Elementary with Cienega Union ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaWillow Grove Union Elementary spent $77,000 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$77,000
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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 Willow Grove Union Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Willow Grove Union Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 21 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Willow Grove Union Elementary spend per student?
    $23,800 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 $25,609 per student, up 7.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Willow Grove Union Elementary's money come from?
    $583,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.0% state, 71.9% local and 5.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Willow Grove Union Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $154,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,700 per student. Divided by the 2 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,000 per teacher, more than 15 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).
  5. What is Willow Grove Union Elementary's NCES district ID?
    0642630. 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
  • 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, 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