Cardiff Elementary
A public school district in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 641
- Students enrolled
- 29
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 86.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,879
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 641 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,711th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 834th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 45% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,879 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 73% 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
Cardiff Elementary spent $19,879 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,488 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 | $19,879 | $12.8 million | 642 |
| FY2022 | $19,564 | $12.3 million | 631 |
| FY2021 | $17,025 | $10.8 million | 632 |
| FY2020 | $16,075 | $10.5 million | 655 |
| FY2019 | $16,099 | $11.2 million | 695 |
| FY2018 | $14,660 | $10.3 million | 703 |
| FY2017 | $14,149 | $10.0 million | 704 |
| FY2016 | $12,974 | $9.5 million | 730 |
| FY2015 | $12,380 | $9.1 million | 731 |
| FY2014 | $11,415 | $8.5 million | 747 |
| FY2013 | $10,507 | $8.0 million | 763 |
| FY2012 | $9,736 | $7.5 million | 769 |
| FY2011 | $9,807 | $7.5 million | 765 |
| FY2010 | $10,041 | $7.5 million | 749 |
| FY2009 | $10,644 | $7.9 million | 739 |
| FY2008 | $10,623 | $7.7 million | 724 |
| FY2007 | $10,294 | $7.6 million | 735 |
| FY2006 | $9,674 | $7.1 million | 736 |
| FY2005 | $9,488 | $7.0 million | 737 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $704.0 thousand | 4.0% |
| State | $2.4 million | 13.7% |
| Local | $14.6 million | 82.3% |
| Total | $17.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Ada W. Harris Elementary | 382 |
| Cardiff Elementary | 259 |
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
- 0607470
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