Happy Valley Elementary Union School District

Listed by NCES as Happy Valley Union Elementary (district ID 0616570)

Public school district · Shasta County · California · NCES district ID 0616570

Happy Valley Elementary Union School District spent $14,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 75% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its 3 schools enrolled 464 students in 2024-25; 69.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,278 per student, up 18.1% 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 Happy Valley Elementary Union in enrollment (485 to 491 students) and Happy Valley Elementary Union itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Happy Valley Elementary Union, FY23Coast Unified $30,611; University Preparatory Value High District $18,948; Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District $17,927; Gateway High School $17,384; San Pasqual Union Elementary $14,842; Happy Valley Elementary Union $14,631; Arcohe School $13,546; Discovery Charter II District $13,148; Franklin Elementary $11,847; University High School $11,342; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kCoast Unified$30,611University Preparatory Value H…$18,948Animo Jefferson Charter Middle…$17,927Gateway High School$17,384San Pasqual Union Elementary$14,842Happy Valley Elementary Union$14,631Arcohe School$13,546Discovery Charter II District$13,148Franklin Elementary$11,847University High School$11,342State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Happy Valley Elementary Union, FY23Coast Unified $30,611; University Preparatory Value High District $18,948; Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District $17,927; Gateway High School $17,384; San Pasqual Union Elementary $14,842; Happy Valley Elementary Union $14,631; Arcohe School $13,546; Discovery Charter II District $13,148; Franklin Elementary $11,847; University High School $11,342; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kCoast Unified$30,611University Preparatory Value High D…$18,948Animo Jefferson Charter Middle Dist…$17,927Gateway High School$17,384San Pasqual Union Elementary$14,842Happy Valley Elementary Union$14,631Arcohe School$13,546Discovery Charter II District$13,148Franklin Elementary$11,847University High School$11,342State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Happy Valley Elementary Union, FY23Coast Unified $30,611; University Preparatory Value High District $18,948; Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District $17,927; Gateway High School $17,384; San Pasqual Union Elementary $14,842; Happy Valley Elementary Union $14,631; Arcohe School $13,546; Discovery Charter II District $13,148; Franklin Elementary $11,847; University High School $11,342; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kCoast Unified$30,611University Preparatory Value High District$18,948Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District$17,927Gateway High School$17,384San Pasqual Union Elementary$14,842Happy Valley Elementary Union$14,631Arcohe School$13,546Discovery Charter II District$13,148Franklin Elementary$11,847University High School$11,342State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Happy Valley Elementary Union, FY23Coast Unified $30,611; University Preparatory Value High District $18,948; Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District $17,927; Gateway High School $17,384; San Pasqual Union Elementary $14,842; Happy Valley Elementary Union $14,631; Arcohe School $13,546; Discovery Charter II District $13,148; Franklin Elementary $11,847; University High School $11,342; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40kCoast Unified$30,611University Preparatory Value High Distr…$18,948Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District$17,927Gateway High School$17,384San Pasqual Union Elementary$14,842Happy Valley Elementary Union$14,631Arcohe School$13,546Discovery Charter II District$13,148Franklin Elementary$11,847University High School$11,342State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$10,408,000 in revenue: 69.6% state, 18.9% local and 11.5% federal. Total spending including $566,000 of capital outlay was $7,982,000, or $16,357 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Happy Valley Elementary Union School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,248,000; Local $1,964,000; Federal $1,196,000; total $10,408,000.
  • State$7,248,000 70%
  • Local$1,964,000 19%
  • Federal$1,196,000 11%

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

478 students in 2022-23, 484 students in 2023-24, 464 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Happy Valley Elementary Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234782023-244842024-25464
Happy Valley Elementary Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234782023-244842024-25464
Happy Valley Elementary Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234782023-244842024-25464
Happy Valley Elementary Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 46402004006002022-234782023-244842024-25464

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347823.920.0
2023-2448423.820.3
2024-2546423.919.4

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

$1,902,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,898 per student

Happy Valley Elementary Union School District booked $1,902,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 25 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 $76,324 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 14 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$1,454,00076.4%
Special education$268,00014.1%
Other programs$180,0009.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,667 in 2018-19, $3,835 in 2019-20, $3,829 in 2020-21, $4,145 in 2021-22, $3,898 in 2022-23.

Happy Valley Elementary Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,667, 2019-20: $3,835, 2020-21: $3,829, 2021-22: $4,145, 2022-23: $3,89802k4k6k2018-19$3,6672019-20$3,8352020-21$3,8292021-22$4,1452022-23$3,898
Happy Valley Elementary Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,667, 2019-20: $3,835, 2020-21: $3,829, 2021-22: $4,145, 2022-23: $3,89802k4k6k2018-19$3,6672019-20$3,8352020-21$3,8292021-22$4,1452022-23$3,898
Happy Valley Elementary Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,667, 2019-20: $3,835, 2020-21: $3,829, 2021-22: $4,145, 2022-23: $3,89802k4k6k2018-19$3,6672019-20$3,8352020-21$3,8292021-22$4,1452022-23$3,898
Happy Valley Elementary Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,667, 2019-20: $3,835, 2020-21: $3,829, 2021-22: $4,145, 2022-23: $3,89802k4k6k2018-19$3,6672019-20$3,8352020-21$3,8292021-22$4,1452022-23$3,898

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 Happy Valley Elementary Union School District scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading and 22-31% 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 arts27-36%45%299
Math22-31%34%298

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.

2 elementary schools, 222 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Happy Valley Primary21718.158.5%Not reported
Happy Valley Community Day55.0not reportedNot 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, 242 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Happy Valley Elementary24222.263.6%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Happy Valley Community Day

Elementary school in Anderson; open in 2024-25; 5 students; 5.0 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Happy Valley Elementary Union 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 Happy Valley Elementary Union School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentHappy Valley Elementary Union School District ranks 926 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,631).#926 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaHappy Valley Elementary Union School District is the number 1,004 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 488 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,004 of 1,991
  3. Gateway High SchoolThe next larger California district: 489 students in fall 2022, $17,384 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,384
  4. San Pasqual Union Elementary School DistrictThe next smaller California district: 486 students in fall 2022, $14,842 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,842
  5. Compare Happy Valley Elementary Union School District with Gateway High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaHappy Valley Elementary Union School District spent $76,324 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$76,324
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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 Happy Valley Elementary Union School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Happy Valley Elementary Union School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 464 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Happy Valley Elementary Union School District spend per student?
    $14,631 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 $17,278 per student, up 18.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Happy Valley Elementary Union School District's money come from?
    $10,408,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.6% state, 18.9% local and 11.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Happy Valley Elementary Union School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 82 of the 632 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.0%, 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 Happy Valley Elementary Union School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,902,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,898 per student. Divided by the 25 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,324 per teacher, more than 14 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 Happy Valley Elementary Union School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Happy Valley Elementary Union School District scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading and 22-31% 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 Happy Valley Elementary Union School District's NCES district ID?
    0616570. 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

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