Cottonwood Union Elementary
A public school district in Cottonwood, California, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 917
- Students enrolled
- 44.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 108.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,516
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 917 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,861st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 705th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 55% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,516 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
Cottonwood Union Elementary spent $16,516 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,990 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 | $16,516 | $14.7 million | 892 |
| FY2022 | $13,816 | $12.7 million | 918 |
| FY2021 | $11,567 | $11.0 million | 947 |
| FY2020 | $11,688 | $11.0 million | 943 |
| FY2019 | $11,968 | $11.2 million | 932 |
| FY2018 | $10,560 | $12.3 million | 1,163 |
| FY2017 | $10,654 | $11.6 million | 1,091 |
| FY2016 | $9,480 | $10.4 million | 1,097 |
| FY2015 | $8,590 | $9.3 million | 1,083 |
| FY2014 | $7,691 | $8.5 million | 1,102 |
| FY2013 | $7,031 | $7.8 million | 1,109 |
| FY2012 | $8,223 | $8.9 million | 1,078 |
| FY2011 | $7,941 | $8.6 million | 1,088 |
| FY2010 | $8,704 | $9.0 million | 1,038 |
| FY2009 | $8,769 | $10.1 million | 1,147 |
| FY2008 | $9,182 | $10.6 million | 1,151 |
| FY2007 | $8,150 | $9.8 million | 1,198 |
| FY2006 | $7,586 | $9.1 million | 1,204 |
| FY2005 | $6,990 | $8.6 million | 1,237 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.5 million | 14.6% |
| State | $11.4 million | 65.7% |
| Local | $3.4 million | 19.7% |
| Total | $17.4 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cottonwood Preschool | |
| North Cottonwood | 498 |
| West Cottonwood Junior High | 419 |
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
- 0609990
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