Wiseburn Unified

Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0601428

Wiseburn Unified spent $15,501 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,536 students in 2024-25; 39.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,509 per student, up 0.1% 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 Wiseburn Unified in enrollment (2,451 to 2,551 students) and Wiseburn Unified itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Wiseburn Unified, FY23Laguna Beach $30,217; Farmersville Unified $20,688; Nevada Joint Union High $19,065; Washington Unified $18,488; Keppel Union $18,315; Livingston Union $16,497; Orinda Union $16,280; Wiseburn Unified $15,501; Helix High School $14,194; Riverside Preparatory District $14,031; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25k30k35kLaguna Beach$30,217Farmersville Unified$20,688Nevada Joint Union High$19,065Washington Unified$18,488Keppel Union$18,315Livingston Union$16,497Orinda Union$16,280Wiseburn Unified$15,501Helix High School$14,194Riverside Preparatory District$14,031State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Wiseburn Unified, FY23Laguna Beach $30,217; Farmersville Unified $20,688; Nevada Joint Union High $19,065; Washington Unified $18,488; Keppel Union $18,315; Livingston Union $16,497; Orinda Union $16,280; Wiseburn Unified $15,501; Helix High School $14,194; Riverside Preparatory District $14,031; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25k30k35kLaguna Beach$30,217Farmersville Unified$20,688Nevada Joint Union High$19,065Washington Unified$18,488Keppel Union$18,315Livingston Union$16,497Orinda Union$16,280Wiseburn Unified$15,501Helix High School$14,194Riverside Preparatory District$14,031State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Wiseburn Unified, FY23Laguna Beach $30,217; Farmersville Unified $20,688; Nevada Joint Union High $19,065; Washington Unified $18,488; Keppel Union $18,315; Livingston Union $16,497; Orinda Union $16,280; Wiseburn Unified $15,501; Helix High School $14,194; Riverside Preparatory District $14,031; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k20k30k35kLaguna Beach$30,217Farmersville Unified$20,688Nevada Joint Union High$19,065Washington Unified$18,488Keppel Union$18,315Livingston Union$16,497Orinda Union$16,280Wiseburn Unified$15,501Helix High School$14,194Riverside Preparatory District$14,031State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Wiseburn Unified, FY23Laguna Beach $30,217; Farmersville Unified $20,688; Nevada Joint Union High $19,065; Washington Unified $18,488; Keppel Union $18,315; Livingston Union $16,497; Orinda Union $16,280; Wiseburn Unified $15,501; Helix High School $14,194; Riverside Preparatory District $14,031; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k20k30k35kLaguna Beach$30,217Farmersville Unified$20,688Nevada Joint Union High$19,065Washington Unified$18,488Keppel Union$18,315Livingston Union$16,497Orinda Union$16,280Wiseburn Unified$15,501Helix High School$14,194Riverside Preparatory District$14,031State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$67,157,000 in revenue: 39.8% state, 57.3% local and 2.9% federal. Total spending including $877,000 of capital outlay was $46,527,000, or $18,678 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wiseburn Unified revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $26,758,000; Local $38,469,000; Federal $1,930,000; total $67,157,000.
  • State$26,758,000 40%
  • Local$38,469,000 57%
  • Federal$1,930,000 3%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,490 students in 2022-23, 2,544 students in 2023-24, 2,536 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wiseburn Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,490, 2023-24: 2,544, 2024-25: 2,53601k2k3k2022-232,4902023-242,5442024-252,536
Wiseburn Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,490, 2023-24: 2,544, 2024-25: 2,53601k2k3k2022-232,4902023-242,5442024-252,536
Wiseburn Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,490, 2023-24: 2,544, 2024-25: 2,53601k2k3k2022-232,4902023-242,5442024-252,536
Wiseburn Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,490, 2023-24: 2,544, 2024-25: 2,53601k2k3k2022-232,4902023-242,5442024-252,536

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,49099.225.1
2023-242,54499.925.5
2024-252,536100.025.4

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 Wiseburn Unified scored proficient or above: 65-67% in reading and 48-49% 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 arts65-67%45%1,669
Math48-49%34%1,671

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, 1,569 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Juan De Anza Elementary61225.122.5%Not reported
Juan Cabrillo Elementary51824.125.1%Not reported
138th Street43927.925.5%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, 953 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Richard Henry Dana Middle95326.230.6%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 other school, 14 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Success Learning Center147.028.6%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.

Contact Wiseburn Unified

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 Wiseburn Unified

  1. California districts by spending per studentWiseburn Unified ranks 447 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,501).#447 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaWiseburn Unified is the number 432 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 2,491 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#432 of 1,991
  3. Helix High SchoolThe next larger California district: 2,502 students in fall 2022, $14,194 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,194
  4. Nevada Joint Union High School DistrictThe next smaller California district: 2,489 students in fall 2022, $19,065 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,065
  5. Compare Wiseburn Unified with Helix High SchoolEnrollment, 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 Wiseburn Unified

  1. How many schools and students are in Wiseburn Unified?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 other), enrolling 2,536 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wiseburn Unified spend per student?
    $15,501 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 $15,509 per student, up 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wiseburn Unified's money come from?
    $67,157,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.8% state, 57.3% local and 2.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wiseburn Unified live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 130 of the 2,246 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.8%, 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 do students in Wiseburn Unified do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wiseburn Unified scored proficient or above: 65-67% in reading and 48-49% 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.
  6. What is Wiseburn Unified's NCES district ID?
    0601428. 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
  • 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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