Soquel Union Elementary
A public school district in Capitola, California, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,520
- Students enrolled
- 68.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 154.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,473
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,520 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,640th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 559th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 68% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,473 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% 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
Soquel Union Elementary spent $15,473 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 | $15,473 | $25.6 million | 1,654 |
| FY2022 | $12,894 | $21.8 million | 1,687 |
| FY2021 | $11,727 | $20.5 million | 1,745 |
| FY2020 | $10,823 | $20.7 million | 1,908 |
| FY2019 | $11,436 | $21.7 million | 1,894 |
| FY2018 | $10,433 | $20.5 million | 1,964 |
| FY2017 | $10,260 | $20.3 million | 1,981 |
| FY2016 | $9,683 | $19.2 million | 1,979 |
| FY2015 | $8,696 | $17.9 million | 2,054 |
| FY2014 | $8,158 | $16.4 million | 2,005 |
| FY2013 | $7,908 | $15.5 million | 1,954 |
| FY2012 | $7,978 | $15.1 million | 1,895 |
| FY2011 | $7,941 | $14.9 million | 1,879 |
| FY2010 | $7,994 | $14.7 million | 1,844 |
| FY2009 | $8,268 | $14.7 million | 1,773 |
| FY2008 | $9,139 | $15.4 million | 1,680 |
| FY2007 | $8,446 | $14.8 million | 1,750 |
| FY2006 | $8,026 | $14.4 million | 1,798 |
| FY2005 | $7,139 | $13.6 million | 1,912 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.3 million | 6.0% |
| State | $14.6 million | 37.9% |
| Local | $21.5 million | 56.1% |
| Total | $38.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Main Street Elementary | 383 |
| New Brighton Middle | 585 |
| Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary | 214 |
| Soquel Elementary | 337 |
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
- 0637290
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