Empire Union Elementary
A public school district in Modesto, California, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,803
- Students enrolled
- 117.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 362.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,501
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,803 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,484th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 403rd of 1,976 in California. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,501 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 62% 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
Empire Union Elementary spent $17,501 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,601 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,501 | $50.3 million | 2,875 |
| FY2022 | $15,755 | $45.4 million | 2,879 |
| FY2021 | $14,714 | $42.2 million | 2,866 |
| FY2020 | $13,249 | $39.7 million | 2,996 |
| FY2019 | $13,157 | $40.1 million | 3,051 |
| FY2018 | $11,870 | $35.8 million | 3,020 |
| FY2017 | $11,356 | $34.4 million | 3,025 |
| FY2016 | $10,817 | $33.0 million | 3,049 |
| FY2015 | $10,044 | $30.5 million | 3,034 |
| FY2014 | $9,358 | $27.8 million | 2,974 |
| FY2013 | $9,340 | $27.0 million | 2,894 |
| FY2012 | $9,425 | $28.2 million | 2,997 |
| FY2011 | $8,729 | $26.8 million | 3,067 |
| FY2010 | $9,054 | $28.1 million | 3,099 |
| FY2009 | $8,827 | $29.4 million | 3,328 |
| FY2008 | $8,885 | $31.1 million | 3,504 |
| FY2007 | $8,524 | $31.1 million | 3,647 |
| FY2006 | $7,754 | $29.7 million | 3,832 |
| FY2005 | $7,601 | $30.2 million | 3,970 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.6 million | 12.3% |
| State | $44.5 million | 63.3% |
| Local | $17.2 million | 24.4% |
| Total | $70.3 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alice N. Stroud Elementary | 379 |
| Bernard L. Hughes Elementary | 455 |
| Capistrano Elementary | 469 |
| Christine Sipherd Elementary | 505 |
| Empire Elementary | 384 |
| Norman N. Glick Middle | 602 |
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
- 0612690
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