Richland Union Elementary
A public school district in Shafter, California, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,410
- Students enrolled
- 136.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 388.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,278
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,410 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,927th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 435th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,278 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 74% 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
Richland Union Elementary spent $20,278 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,796 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 | $20,278 | $52.2 million | 2,575 |
| FY2022 | $17,728 | $46.4 million | 2,620 |
| FY2021 | $15,877 | $42.7 million | 2,689 |
| FY2020 | $14,309 | $40.8 million | 2,851 |
| FY2019 | $15,082 | $44.2 million | 2,930 |
| FY2018 | $11,514 | $40.0 million | 3,475 |
| FY2017 | $11,170 | $38.7 million | 3,466 |
| FY2016 | $10,169 | $35.7 million | 3,508 |
| FY2015 | $9,565 | $33.8 million | 3,530 |
| FY2014 | $8,953 | $30.9 million | 3,453 |
| FY2013 | $8,263 | $27.9 million | 3,374 |
| FY2012 | $8,503 | $28.0 million | 3,290 |
| FY2011 | $8,153 | $26.9 million | 3,296 |
| FY2010 | $8,324 | $27.0 million | 3,248 |
| FY2009 | $8,943 | $27.9 million | 3,124 |
| FY2008 | $9,148 | $27.7 million | 3,031 |
| FY2007 | $8,582 | $26.0 million | 3,029 |
| FY2006 | $8,059 | $24.8 million | 3,080 |
| FY2005 | $7,796 | $23.5 million | 3,010 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.2 million | 16.3% |
| State | $46.2 million | 67.5% |
| Local | $11.1 million | 16.2% |
| Total | $68.4 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Golden Oak Elementary | 717 |
| Redwood Elementary | 601 |
| Richland Junior High | 558 |
| Sequoia 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
- 0621450
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