Arcata Elementary
A public school district in Arcata, California, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 472
- Students enrolled
- 28.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 85.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,873
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 472 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,284th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1,044th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 36% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,873 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Arcata Elementary spent $17,873 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,563 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,873 | $20.1 million | 1,124 |
| FY2022 | $15,550 | $17.4 million | 1,119 |
| FY2021 | $12,781 | $14.5 million | 1,137 |
| FY2020 | $12,256 | $14.1 million | 1,153 |
| FY2019 | $12,660 | $14.3 million | 1,129 |
| FY2018 | $12,481 | $13.6 million | 1,087 |
| FY2017 | $11,636 | $12.4 million | 1,064 |
| FY2016 | $10,651 | $11.4 million | 1,067 |
| FY2015 | $10,345 | $11.0 million | 1,059 |
| FY2014 | $9,241 | $9.4 million | 1,019 |
| FY2013 | $8,547 | $8.0 million | 932 |
| FY2012 | $8,722 | $8.0 million | 917 |
| FY2011 | $8,173 | $7.8 million | 956 |
| FY2010 | $8,395 | $7.8 million | 931 |
| FY2009 | $8,565 | $7.9 million | 922 |
| FY2008 | $8,582 | $8.0 million | 935 |
| FY2007 | $8,536 | $8.3 million | 968 |
| FY2006 | $7,646 | $6.5 million | 853 |
| FY2005 | $7,563 | $6.5 million | 859 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 14.9% |
| State | $14.6 million | 56.7% |
| Local | $7.3 million | 28.4% |
| Total | $25.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Arcata Elementary | 240 |
| Sunny Brae Middle | 232 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0603000
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved