CaliforniaSchoolsWard (E. W.) Elementary

Ward (E. W.) Elementary

PublicRegularGrades 05
Downey, California · Downey Unified
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students625
Student:Teacher25.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch80%
Title INo
District Per-Pupil Revenue
FY2022
$19,219,487
1.4%vs prior yrUS avg $15,633
THIS SCHOOL — Total PPE (ESSA)
2023-24
$17,152
8.3%vs prior yrUS avg $15,633
ESSA — Federal Share
2023-24
$2,044
31%vs prior yr
ESSA — State + Local
2023-24
$15,108
5.8%vs prior yr
Student Enrollment
FY2022
22,261
0.2%vs prior yr
District Federal Share
FY2022
12%
US avg ~8%
District State Share
FY2022
67%
US avg ~47%
Instructional / Pupil (District)
FY2022
$10,245,182
6.5%vs prior yr

School-level spending — 2023-24 (ESSA)

This school spent $17,152 per student (625 enrolled)— $15,108 from state & local sources, $2,044 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$5,000,000$10,000,000$15,000,000$20,000,000$14,688,905$16,700,149$18,952,467$18,952,467$19,219,48720182019202020212022Downey UnifiedUS avg $15,633

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