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Hillsborough City Elementary

Hillsborough, California · Superintendent: Ana de Arce · #514 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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1,241

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,397

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 85% above the California median

14.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Hillsborough City Elementary is a public school district based in Hillsborough, California, serving 1,241 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #514 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 7% of them. Its schools average 310 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Ana de Arce. It spends about $25,397 per student on day-to-day operations, 85% more than the California median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.

How Hillsborough City Elementary compares

Hillsborough City ElementaryCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,397

California median $13,724 · 85% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,598

California median $8,321 · 111% above · FY2020-21

Students per school310

California median 533 · 42% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.6

California median 21.7 · 33% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor248

California median 474 · 48% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$35.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 8%Local 89%

Measure	Hillsborough City Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,397	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,598	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$35.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	85	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	170	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.6	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	248	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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Ana de Arce

Superintendent, Hillsborough City 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
Sierra UnifiedPrather	1,251	6	$16,345	17.9	#513
Hillsborough City ElementaryHillsborough · this district	1,241	4	$25,397	14.6	#514
Black Oak Mine UnifiedGeorgetown	1,238	6	$12,062	20.6	#515
Healdsburg UnifiedHealdsburg	1,236	4	$20,989	15.8	#516
Evergreen UnionCottonwood	1,232	6	$13,350	19.9	#517

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)Mohave Valley, AZ	1,241	$10,630	27.0
Trion CityTrion, GA	1,241	$11,373	13.1
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch DistrictButler, IN	1,241	$24,054	11.1
Warsaw R-IXWarsaw, MO	1,241	$9,722	12.5

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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