Shaffer Union Elementary
A public school district in Litchfield, California, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 246
- Students enrolled
- 10.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 26
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,014
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 246 in 2024–25
- Ranks 14,190th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1,508th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 20% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,014 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 45% 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
Shaffer Union Elementary spent $15,014 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,594 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,014 | $3.1 million | 207 |
| FY2022 | $14,609 | $2.8 million | 192 |
| FY2021 | $13,444 | $2.5 million | 187 |
| FY2020 | $12,041 | $2.3 million | 193 |
| FY2019 | $11,182 | $2.1 million | 192 |
| FY2018 | $11,982 | $2.0 million | 166 |
| FY2017 | $11,667 | $2.1 million | 180 |
| FY2016 | $10,701 | $2.0 million | 184 |
| FY2015 | $8,703 | $1.8 million | 209 |
| FY2014 | $9,056 | $1.6 million | 180 |
| FY2013 | $8,132 | $1.5 million | 189 |
| FY2012 | $7,869 | $1.8 million | 229 |
| FY2011 | $8,020 | $2.0 million | 245 |
| FY2010 | $8,515 | $2.3 million | 270 |
| FY2009 | $8,700 | $2.5 million | 290 |
| FY2008 | $7,721 | $2.5 million | 323 |
| FY2007 | $7,573 | $2.5 million | 330 |
| FY2006 | $7,256 | $2.5 million | 347 |
| FY2005 | $6,594 | $2.6 million | 387 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $685.0 thousand | 15.1% |
| State | $3.0 million | 66.0% |
| Local | $853.0 thousand | 18.8% |
| Total | $4.5 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 |
|---|---|
| Shaffer Elementary | 246 |
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
- 0636420
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