Lowell Joint
A public school district in Whittier, California, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,980
- Students enrolled
- 126.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 321.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,481
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,980 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,286th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 394th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,481 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 40% 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
Lowell Joint spent $14,481 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,824 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 | $14,481 | $43.6 million | 3,014 |
| FY2022 | $12,708 | $38.7 million | 3,047 |
| FY2021 | $10,712 | $33.6 million | 3,139 |
| FY2020 | $10,293 | $32.4 million | 3,147 |
| FY2019 | $10,051 | $31.7 million | 3,152 |
| FY2018 | $9,853 | $31.0 million | 3,147 |
| FY2017 | $9,647 | $30.4 million | 3,153 |
| FY2016 | $9,007 | $28.7 million | 3,185 |
| FY2015 | $8,403 | $27.0 million | 3,209 |
| FY2014 | $7,923 | $25.5 million | 3,217 |
| FY2013 | $7,244 | $23.0 million | 3,169 |
| FY2012 | $7,184 | $22.7 million | 3,159 |
| FY2011 | $7,002 | $21.8 million | 3,109 |
| FY2010 | $7,360 | $22.9 million | 3,114 |
| FY2009 | $7,585 | $23.2 million | 3,061 |
| FY2008 | $7,540 | $23.5 million | 3,122 |
| FY2007 | $7,025 | $21.9 million | 3,121 |
| FY2006 | $7,091 | $22.9 million | 3,225 |
| FY2005 | $6,824 | $22.4 million | 3,288 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.4 million | 6.1% |
| State | $32.8 million | 59.3% |
| Local | $19.1 million | 34.6% |
| Total | $55.3 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 |
|---|---|
| El Portal Elementary | 469 |
| Jordan Elementary | 516 |
| Macy Elementary | 413 |
| Meadow Green Elementary | 470 |
| Olita Elementary | 425 |
| Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate | 687 |
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
- 0623010
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
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- 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