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Bear Valley Unified
A public school district in Big Bear Lake, California, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,176
- Students enrolled
- 101.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 231.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,512
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,176 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,252nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 465th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 76% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,512 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 56% 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
Bear Valley Unified spent $18,483 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,993 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $18,483 | $39.4 million | 2,132 |
| FY2023 | $16,512 | $35.4 million | 2,145 |
| FY2022 | $14,484 | $31.4 million | 2,166 |
| FY2021 | $13,203 | $29.5 million | 2,238 |
| FY2020 | $12,184 | $29.1 million | 2,387 |
| FY2019 | $12,197 | $30.0 million | 2,456 |
| FY2018 | $12,137 | $30.2 million | 2,489 |
| FY2017 | $11,468 | $28.9 million | 2,523 |
| FY2016 | $11,396 | $26.2 million | 2,296 |
| FY2015 | $10,189 | $25.0 million | 2,453 |
| FY2014 | $9,028 | $22.9 million | 2,541 |
| FY2013 | $8,468 | $22.1 million | 2,606 |
| FY2012 | $8,247 | $22.2 million | 2,689 |
| FY2011 | $8,148 | $22.3 million | 2,739 |
| FY2010 | $8,165 | $23.7 million | 2,897 |
| FY2009 | $7,981 | $24.7 million | 3,091 |
| FY2008 | $8,066 | $25.2 million | 3,128 |
| FY2007 | $7,600 | $23.8 million | 3,132 |
| FY2006 | $7,344 | $23.7 million | 3,222 |
| FY2005 | $6,993 | $22.8 million | 3,257 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.2 million | 11.1% |
| State | $23.4 million | 49.7% |
| Local | $18.5 million | 39.2% |
| Total | $47.1 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Baldwin Lane Elementary | 445 |
| Big Bear High | 630 |
| Big Bear Middle | 489 |
| Chautauqua High (Continuation) | 33 |
| Fallsvale | 62 |
| North Shore Elementary | 517 |
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
- 0604230
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
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Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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