Beardsley Elementary
A public school district in Bakersfield, California, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,989
- Students enrolled
- 93.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 421.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,168
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,989 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,593rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 486th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 74% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,168 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 60% 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
Beardsley Elementary spent $17,168 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,189 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 | $17,168 | $33.3 million | 1,941 |
| FY2022 | $18,079 | $33.5 million | 1,853 |
| FY2021 | $15,159 | $28.2 million | 1,857 |
| FY2020 | $12,485 | $25.1 million | 2,010 |
| FY2019 | $12,820 | $24.6 million | 1,915 |
| FY2018 | $10,940 | $20.9 million | 1,908 |
| FY2017 | $10,155 | $18.4 million | 1,810 |
| FY2016 | $9,919 | $17.7 million | 1,782 |
| FY2015 | $8,790 | $15.4 million | 1,753 |
| FY2014 | $7,999 | $14.2 million | 1,778 |
| FY2013 | $7,712 | $13.3 million | 1,730 |
| FY2012 | $8,306 | $14.2 million | 1,705 |
| FY2011 | $8,422 | $14.4 million | 1,705 |
| FY2010 | $8,999 | $15.7 million | 1,745 |
| FY2009 | $8,393 | $14.6 million | 1,739 |
| FY2008 | $8,572 | $15.1 million | 1,765 |
| FY2007 | $8,183 | $15.0 million | 1,836 |
| FY2006 | $7,569 | $14.7 million | 1,942 |
| FY2005 | $7,189 | $13.0 million | 1,808 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.6 million | 18.8% |
| State | $31.9 million | 62.3% |
| Local | $9.7 million | 19.0% |
| Total | $51.3 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Beardsley Elementary | 432 |
| Beardsley Junior High | 383 |
| North Beardsley Elementary | 757 |
| San Lauren Elementary | 417 |
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 8
- NCES district ID
- 0604260
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