School district · California

Arcata Elementary

Arcata Elementary in California: 2 public schools with 472 students and 16.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,252 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
472
Students per teacher
16.6
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,252
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
28.4
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.8
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.3K15
$10.7K16
$11.6K17
$12.1K18
$12.7K19
$12.3K20
$12.8K21
$15.6K22
$17.9K23
$19.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $3.6M
State
57% · $14.4M
Local
29% · $7.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,495
Support services
$6,505
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$428K
Long-term debt
$11.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Arcata ElementaryFree meals for all
K–524016.0
Sunny Brae MiddleFree meals for all
6–823217.3

Sources

Address
1435 Buttermilk Ln., Arcata, CA 95521
Phone
(707)822-0351
Website