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Trinidad Union School District

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

How is this one-school district funded?

LCFF funded

Trinidad Union is a one-school TK-8 district funded mainly through California's Local Control Funding Formula. Its 2026-27 LCAP projects $2,062,065 in LCFF funding out of $2,888,334 in total revenue, so enrollment and attendance directly shape the operating budget.

One campus concentrates fixed costs

Administration, utilities, and facility costs that a larger district spreads across many campuses fall on one school serving about 161 students.

High-needs students generate targeted funding

The LCAP attributes $183,615 to foster youth, English learners, and low-income students and budgets $331,335 in contributing services.

The board and school leadership overlap

Alyse Nichols serves as both superintendent and principal; the elected Board of Trustees governs the district.

Planned spending above projected revenue does not by itself prove a deficit crisis; the LCAP does not state the available fund balance.

Where the district stands

Enrollmentcontext
161 students

2024-25, one TK-8 school.

Projected 2026-27 LCFF revenuecontext
$2,062,065

71% of projected revenue.

2023-24 expenditures per pupilcontext
$18,351.61

School-site total from the SARC.

Districtwide chronic absenteeismcontext
16.6%

2024-25; improved by 1.3 points.

Chronic absenteeism, students with disabilitiescontext
27.3%

44-student subgroup; increased 4.8 points and rated red.

Planned spending above projected revenuecontext
$201,835

The LCAP does not state available reserves.

Major projects

New math curriculum

Planned for 2026-27

Teachers piloted math materials in 2025-26, and the LCAP says a new curriculum will be implemented with professional development. The selected program is not named.

Next: Name the selected program and document adoption or implementation
  1. 2025-26 school year: Teachers pilot math curriculum
  2. 2026-27 school year: District plans implementation and teacher training

Funding

Campus security expansion

Locations not yet stated

The safety plan calls for at least six additional cameras and 24/7 campus monitoring, plus an emergency quick-reference handbook for staff.

Next: Map camera locations and publish installation and recording-handling details
  1. Current safety plan published

Funding

Attendance and school-climate response

Overall improvement; subgroup gap remains

Overall chronic absenteeism declined, but the rate for students with disabilities rose to 27.3%. The district plans continued counseling, individual attendance plans, and alternatives to suspension.

Next: Next Dashboard update for the students-with-disabilities subgroup
  1. Safety plan records 2025 Dashboard results and response priorities

Funding

Proposition 28 arts program

Annual program

The annual report says Proposition 28 funded a credentialed visual-arts teacher serving TK-8 classes weekly and 163 students in total.

Next: Next annual expenditure and staffing report
  1. Board approves the 2025-26 annual report

Funding

The overview uses the district's stored 2026-27 LCAP, 2025 SARC, safety plan, EPA report, and other current accountability records. It does not treat the excluded Simbli portal as reviewed coverage.

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