Merced City Elementary
A public school district in Merced, California, with 19 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 11,108
- Students enrolled
- 439
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,071.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,186
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 11,108 in 2024–25
- Ranks 787th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 132nd of 1,976 in California. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,186 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 46% 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
Merced City Elementary spent $15,186 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,890 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 | $15,186 | $166.6 million | 10,973 |
| FY2022 | $13,984 | $152.7 million | 10,922 |
| FY2021 | $13,082 | $141.3 million | 10,800 |
| FY2020 | $12,124 | $134.3 million | 11,079 |
| FY2019 | $12,653 | $139.3 million | 11,009 |
| FY2018 | $11,348 | $125.7 million | 11,077 |
| FY2017 | $11,284 | $123.0 million | 10,902 |
| FY2016 | $10,094 | $109.9 million | 10,888 |
| FY2015 | $9,521 | $102.7 million | 10,788 |
| FY2014 | $8,681 | $92.1 million | 10,613 |
| FY2013 | $8,081 | $86.2 million | 10,671 |
| FY2012 | $7,941 | $85.8 million | 10,805 |
| FY2011 | $8,398 | $90.5 million | 10,778 |
| FY2010 | $8,285 | $89.5 million | 10,805 |
| FY2009 | $8,767 | $95.4 million | 10,876 |
| FY2008 | $8,953 | $98.3 million | 10,981 |
| FY2007 | $8,684 | $95.2 million | 10,965 |
| FY2006 | $8,156 | $92.1 million | 11,289 |
| FY2005 | $7,890 | $88.8 million | 11,249 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $40.0 million | 15.7% |
| State | $186.0 million | 73.2% |
| Local | $28.2 million | 11.1% |
| Total | $254.2 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
19 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 0624600
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