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Gateway Elementary

PublicRegularGrades 0–5
Ridgecrest, California · Sierra Sands Unified
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students346
Student:Teacher24.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch67%
Title INo
Gateway
OverviewEnrollmentPerformanceAttendanceBehaviourWorkforce
District Per-Pupil Revenue
FY2022
$15,860,588
↓ 23.1%vs prior yrUS avg $15,633
THIS SCHOOL — Total PPE (ESSA)
2023-24
$15,802
↓ 26.5%vs prior yrUS avg $15,633
ESSA — Federal Share
2023-24
$1,209
↓ 29.9%vs prior yr
ESSA — State + Local
2023-24
$14,593
↓ 26.2%vs prior yr
Student Enrollment
FY2022
5,100
↑ 3.0%vs prior yr
District Federal Share
FY2022
14%
US avg ~8%
District State Share
FY2022
69%
US avg ~47%
Instructional / Pupil (District)
FY2022
$8,463,725
↑ 6.5%vs prior yr

School-level spending — 2023-24 (ESSA)

This school spent $15,802 per student (371 enrolled)— $14,593 from state & local sources, $1,209 from federal. ESSA requires states to publish per-school PPE annually — more precise than district averages.

District spending trend ↓

Per-Pupil Revenue — FY2018–2022

$0$10,000,000$20,000,000$30,000,000$13,736,420$14,135,198$20,636,768$20,636,768$15,860,58820182019202020212022Sierra Sands UnifiedUS avg $15,633

District finance from US Census F-33. School-level PPE from state ESSA filings.