Pacific Union Elementary
A public school district in Arcata, California, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 534
- Students enrolled
- 28.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 66.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,205
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 534 in 2024–25
- Ranks 10,628th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 941st of 1,976 in California. Larger than 40% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,205 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 10% 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
Pacific Union Elementary spent $11,205 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,139 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 | $11,205 | $6.4 million | 571 |
| FY2022 | $10,212 | $5.8 million | 567 |
| FY2021 | $8,900 | $5.2 million | 589 |
| FY2020 | $8,435 | $5.2 million | 621 |
| FY2019 | $9,756 | $6.0 million | 610 |
| FY2018 | $8,186 | $4.8 million | 587 |
| FY2017 | $8,190 | $4.7 million | 569 |
| FY2016 | $7,320 | $4.2 million | 579 |
| FY2015 | $6,327 | $3.7 million | 588 |
| FY2014 | $5,731 | $3.2 million | 562 |
| FY2013 | $5,483 | $3.0 million | 542 |
| FY2012 | $6,138 | $3.1 million | 513 |
| FY2011 | $6,361 | $3.2 million | 510 |
| FY2010 | $6,222 | $3.3 million | 528 |
| FY2009 | $6,520 | $3.4 million | 525 |
| FY2008 | $7,111 | $3.6 million | 512 |
| FY2007 | $7,313 | $3.5 million | 482 |
| FY2006 | $7,138 | $3.3 million | 457 |
| FY2005 | $7,139 | $3.3 million | 460 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $741.0 thousand | 9.0% |
| State | $6.5 million | 78.5% |
| Local | $1.0 million | 12.6% |
| Total | $8.3 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Pacific Union Elementary | 534 |
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
- 0629430
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