Ballard Elementary
A public school district in Solvang, California, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 113
- Students enrolled
- 7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 13.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,390
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 113 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,304th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1,791st of 1,976 in California. Larger than 8% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,390 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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
Ballard Elementary spent $22,390 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,252 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 | $22,390 | $2.6 million | 118 |
| FY2022 | $18,318 | $2.4 million | 129 |
| FY2021 | $17,773 | $2.3 million | 128 |
| FY2020 | $15,671 | $2.2 million | 143 |
| FY2019 | $18,061 | $2.4 million | 132 |
| FY2018 | $16,725 | $2.2 million | 131 |
| FY2017 | $17,039 | $2.2 million | 129 |
| FY2016 | $16,032 | $2.0 million | 124 |
| FY2015 | $13,152 | $1.7 million | 132 |
| FY2014 | $15,981 | $1.7 million | 104 |
| FY2013 | $13,316 | $1.6 million | 117 |
| FY2012 | $13,204 | $1.5 million | 113 |
| FY2011 | $13,339 | $1.6 million | 118 |
| FY2010 | $12,496 | $1.4 million | 115 |
| FY2009 | $13,120 | $1.4 million | 108 |
| FY2008 | $11,800 | $1.3 million | 110 |
| FY2007 | $9,750 | $1.1 million | 112 |
| FY2006 | $8,709 | $1.0 million | 117 |
| FY2005 | $7,252 | $950.0 thousand | 131 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $91.0 thousand | 3.2% |
| State | $569.0 thousand | 19.7% |
| Local | $2.2 million | 77.1% |
| Total | $2.9 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ballard Elementary | 113 |
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 6
- NCES district ID
- 0603720
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