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Chowchilla Elementary

Chowchilla, California · Superintendent: Douglas Collins · #423 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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2,143

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,176

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

22.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Chowchilla Elementary is a public school district based in Chowchilla, California, serving 2,143 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #423 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 24% of them. Its schools average 429 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Douglas Collins. It spends about $13,176 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 22.3 students per teacher.

How Chowchilla Elementary compares

Chowchilla ElementaryCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,176

California median $13,724 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,446

California median $8,321 · 11% below · FY2020-21

Students per school429

California median 533 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher22.3

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor2,143

California median 474 · 352% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 69%Local 15%

Measure	Chowchilla Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,176	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,446	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	96	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	237	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	22.3	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	2,143	474	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Douglas Collins

Superintendent, Chowchilla Elementary

Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in California

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Bear Valley UnifiedBig Bear Lake	2,176	6	$13,203	21.5	#420
Carmel UnifiedCarmel	2,157	9	$26,833	15.7	#421
Gateway UnifiedRedding	2,144	7	$16,199	20.0	#422
Chowchilla ElementaryChowchilla · this district	2,143	5	$13,176	22.3	#423
Scotts Valley UnifiedScotts Valley	2,126	4	$10,643	21.5	#424

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Tolland School DistrictTolland, CT	2,144	$20,654	12.3
Secaucus School DistrictSecaucus, NJ	2,144	$19,534	11.3
Nanuet Union Free School DistrictNanuet, NY	2,144	$28,324	11.1
AbingtonAbington, MA	2,143	$16,418	13.2

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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