District overview
Perris Elementary School District
Funding, future budget gaps, learning and student support.
What does the county’s review say about Perris?
Perris Elementary receives California Local Control Funding Formula revenue, shaped by attendance and student needs. The county approved its 2026–27 budget and Local Control and Accountability Plan, while flagging future spending gaps. The review also describes dual-language learning, enrichment and efforts to improve attendance.
Attendance is a key funding assumption
The budget uses 4,192 average daily attendance for 2026–27, up 0.3% from the prior P-2 report, then flat in the next two years. ADA is a funding attendance measure, not the number enrolled.
The board and superintendent have different roles
The Board of Trustees sets district policy and approves budgets; Superintendent Bruce Bivins manages operations. The county’s August 28 letter identifies Katie McClendon as board president. The Citizens Oversight Committee monitors eligible bond spending, rather than running the district.
Current approval does not erase future gaps
The county forecasts unrestricted General Fund gaps of $3.4 million in 2027–28 and $2.5 million in 2028–29. It still projects positive current-year fund balances, enough cash and compliance with the board’s 5% reserve requirement, above the state 3% minimum.
Learning opportunities and gaps both matter
The county praised dual-language expansion through eighth grade, STEAM, robotics, coding, PE and expanded learning. Its 2025 data show 30.1% chronic absenteeism and academic scores below the proficiency standard, despite praised improvements for multiple student groups.
Some financial details remain unavailable
These records do not establish current actual spending per student or the full usable reserve balance. Bond authorizations and restricted program funds should not be treated as spare money for ongoing operating costs.
A county approval letter provides useful fiscal and educational context, but it cannot substitute for the complete record of board decisions. Forecast gaps do not establish adopted service cuts or insolvency.
Where the district stands
County-cited Dashboard count; different from current projected ADA.
Budget assumption, not enrolled students or an actual attendance result.
County commends reductions; this snapshot does not establish a worsening trend.
County-cited Dashboard rate.
A negative value is below the proficiency standard; this is not a percentage proficient.
County-cited Dashboard measure; not a percentage proficient.
Major projects
Dual-language learning through eighth grade
Described in the 2026–27 county reviewThe county commends the district’s expansion of its Dual Language Academy through eighth grade alongside broader enrichment. It asks the district to track enrollment and outcomes so access and success are equitable. The letter does not establish the exact grade-by-grade opening timetable.
- County approval review highlights dual-language expansion and asks for monitoring of access and outcomes.
Funding
District LCAP operating program; the county letter does not identify the academy’s exact funding allocation or cost.
Resources
Practical guides to school phone policies, district budgets, and administrator hiring.
Explore resources →The complete six-page official county approval letter was read natively, including fiscal narrative and 2025 student-group tables. The recurring collector revisits the county’s annual approval indexes and probes the district’s inaccessible meeting sources. No paid review API was used.
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