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California school systems.
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1,058school systems
9,143operating schools connected
5,262,282students in finance records
984complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
California school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 984 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
Useful school-system records
1,058 systems
Schools + finance trendsCA
Tamalpais Union High
Larkspur, CA
- Students
- 4,730
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $23,705
-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment
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Soledad Unified
Soledad, CA
- Students
- 4,700
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $20,533
+24.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment
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South Pasadena Unified
South Pasadena, CA
- Students
- 4,687
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $16,524
+19.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment
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Imperial Unified
Imperial, CA
- Students
- 4,672
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,288
+12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.4% enrollment
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Mountain View Elementary
El Monte, CA
- Students
- 4,642
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $27,700
+38.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -26.9% enrollment
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Huntington Beach City Elementary
Huntington Beach, CA
- Students
- 4,628
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $17,231
+34.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -30.5% enrollment
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Romoland Elementary
Homeland, CA
- Students
- 4,617
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,529
+14.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.9% enrollment
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San Gabriel Unified
San Gabriel, CA
- Students
- 4,614
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $19,575
+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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Mountain View Whisman
Mountain View, CA
- Students
- 4,591
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $25,472
+27.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment
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National Elementary
National City, CA
- Students
- 4,569
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $24,617
+35.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.5% enrollment
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Windsor Unified
Windsor, CA
- Students
- 4,565
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $17,675
+18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment
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Encinitas Union Elementary
Encinitas, CA
- Students
- 4,444
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $18,373
+16.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.8% enrollment
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Center Joint Unified
Antelope, CA
- Students
- 4,439
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $17,376
+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.0% enrollment
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North Monterey County Unified
Castroville, CA
- Students
- 4,435
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $20,580
+21.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment
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Lawndale Elementary
Lawndale, CA
- Students
- 4,420
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $26,956
+35.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.5% enrollment
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Mountain View-Los Altos Union High
Mountain View, CA
- Students
- 4,406
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $33,926
+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.3% enrollment
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Coalinga-Huron Unified
Coalinga, CA
- Students
- 4,382
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $20,661
+28.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment
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Benicia Unified
Benicia, CA
- Students
- 4,372
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $15,781
+17.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment
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Atascadero Unified
Atascadero, CA
- Students
- 4,338
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $15,853
+14.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment
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Oak Park Unified
Oak Park, CA
- Students
- 4,338
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $14,893
+16.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment
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Central Elementary
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Students
- 4,327
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $16,673
+21.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment
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Banning Unified
Banning, CA
- Students
- 4,316
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $21,464
+27.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment
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La Habra City Elementary
La Habra, CA
- Students
- 4,298
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $20,771
+25.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment
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Garvey Elementary
Rosemead, CA
- Students
- 4,266
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $24,393
+18.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment
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Buckeye Union Elementary
El Dorado Hills, CA
- Students
- 4,255
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $14,652
+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment
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Charter Oak Unified
Covina, CA
- Students
- 4,248
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $19,644
+23.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment
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Tehachapi Unified
Tehachapi, CA
- Students
- 4,219
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $15,369
+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment
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San Ysidro Elementary
San Ysidro, CA
- Students
- 4,205
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $21,391
+16.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment
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Hanford Joint Union High
Hanford, CA
- Students
- 4,180
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,994
+8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.2% enrollment
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Amador County Unified
Jackson, CA
- Students
- 4,075
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $15,368
+26.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment
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