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Keppel Union Elementary

Pearblossom, California · Superintendent: Priya Darbari · #391 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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2,559

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,627

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

25.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Keppel Union Elementary is a public school district based in Pearblossom, California, serving 2,559 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #391 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 426 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Priya Darbari. It spends about $13,627 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 25.3 students per teacher.

How Keppel Union Elementary compares

Keppel Union ElementaryCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,627

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

Instruction spending per student$7,365

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

Students per school426

California median 533 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher25.3

California median 21.7 · 17% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor853

California median 474 · 80% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 67%Local 15%

Measure	Keppel Union Elementary	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,627	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,365	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$37.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	101	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	323	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	25.3	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	853	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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Priya Darbari

Superintendent, Keppel Union 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
Fowler UnifiedFowler	2,563	9	$13,285	21.2	#388
Cabrillo UnifiedHalf Moon Bay	2,562	7	$13,847	21.2	#389
Lamont ElementaryLamont	2,561	4	$14,091	21.2	#390
Keppel Union ElementaryPearblossom · this district	2,559	6	$13,627	25.3	#391
King City UnionKing City	2,554	6	$14,112	22.2	#392

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Vicksburg Community SchoolsVicksburg, MI	2,560	$11,476	16.3
Central FallsCentral Falls, RI	2,560	$16,517	13.3
Brownsboro ISDBrownsboro, TX	2,560	$10,840	14.1
Berwick Area School DistrictBerwick, PA	2,559	$15,958	13.0

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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