Pioneer Union
A public school district in Somerset, California, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 292
- Students enrolled
- 14
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 41.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,298
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 292 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,519th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1,406th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 23% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,298 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 47% 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
Pioneer Union spent $15,298 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,456 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 | $15,298 | $4.2 million | 275 |
| FY2022 | $13,516 | $3.9 million | 285 |
| FY2021 | $12,399 | $3.5 million | 281 |
| FY2020 | $12,030 | $3.3 million | 271 |
| FY2019 | $12,265 | $3.5 million | 287 |
| FY2018 | $11,293 | $3.4 million | 304 |
| FY2017 | $11,683 | $3.5 million | 303 |
| FY2016 | $11,461 | $3.5 million | 304 |
| FY2015 | $11,421 | $3.3 million | 292 |
| FY2014 | $10,048 | $3.3 million | 330 |
| FY2013 | $9,272 | $2.9 million | 312 |
| FY2012 | $9,792 | $3.3 million | 342 |
| FY2011 | $8,388 | $3.3 million | 397 |
| FY2010 | $8,457 | $3.4 million | 403 |
| FY2009 | $8,724 | $3.7 million | 428 |
| FY2008 | $9,282 | $4.1 million | 440 |
| FY2007 | $9,118 | $4.1 million | 450 |
| FY2006 | $7,569 | $3.7 million | 492 |
| FY2005 | $7,456 | $4.0 million | 539 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $518.0 thousand | 9.7% |
| State | $2.3 million | 42.9% |
| Local | $2.5 million | 47.4% |
| Total | $5.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Mountain Creek Middle | 99 |
| Pioneer Elementary | 162 |
| Walt Tyler Elementary | 31 |
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
- 0630480
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