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Mother Lode Union Elementary, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Mother Lode Union Elementary runs 3 public schools with 843 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 18.3 students per teacher is 3.6 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
843
Teachers (FTE)
46
Students per teacher
18.3
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
3783 Forni Rd., Placerville, CA 95667
County
El Dorado County
Locale
Town: Fringe
Grades offered
K to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0625980
State district ID
CA-0961929
Total staff (FTE)
94
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 843 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.3
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (934), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$13.2 million
Federal revenue
$1.4 million
State revenue
$6.3 million
Local revenue
$5.4 million
Total spending
$12.0 million
Spending per pupil
$12,847
Salaries
$6.2 million51.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$6.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.8%
  • State: 48.0%
  • Local: 41.1%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,847
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Mother Lode Union Elementary

By level: 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Charles F. Brown ElementaryCEP schoolElementary2 to 68517.0
Herbert C. Green MiddleCEP schoolMiddle5 to 836316.5
Indian Creek ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 439220.6

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.