At $20,538 per pupil, Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District ranks #426 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$20,538
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 13 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mariposa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,538 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 66.3% local, 33.7% state, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
. Demographically, the student body averages 66.7% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 30.8% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (13 to 17 students), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $384,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 50.3% went to instruction, 18.5% to support services, and 30.5% to capital outlay, a capital-heavy year, consistent with active construction, renovation, or major equipment purchases. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District a distant remainder — means Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District reports 53.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Comparisons are relative to Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District?
Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 13 students.
How much does Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District spend per student?
Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District spends $20,538 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District?
Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District students are 66.7% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.