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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
Rescue Union Elementary
Rescue, CA
- Students
- 3,512
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $13,852
+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment
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Wasco Union Elementary
Wasco, CA
- Students
- 3,473
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $20,303
+27.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment
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Del Norte County Unified
Crescent City, CA
- Students
- 3,427
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $20,728
+24.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment
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Goleta Union Elementary
Goleta, CA
- Students
- 3,408
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $21,822
+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment
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Galt Joint Union Elementary
Galt, CA
- Students
- 3,382
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $16,891
+14.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment
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Los Altos Elementary
Los Altos, CA
- Students
- 3,361
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $23,589
+23.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.8% enrollment
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Ripon Unified
Ripon, CA
- Students
- 3,348
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $13,827
+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment
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Greenfield Union Elementary
Greenfield, CA
- Students
- 3,332
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $20,010
+20.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment
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Burlingame Elementary
Burlingame, CA
- Students
- 3,320
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $15,695
+7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment
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Cypress Elementary
Cypress, CA
- Students
- 3,319
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $17,072
+25.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.4% enrollment
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Eureka Union
Granite Bay, CA
- Students
- 3,315
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $13,476
+0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment
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Stanislaus Union Elementary
Modesto, CA
- Students
- 3,297
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $19,855
+34.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment
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McFarland Unified
McFarland, CA
- Students
- 3,274
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $19,167
+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment
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Parlier Unified
Parlier, CA
- Students
- 3,226
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $21,407
+23.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment
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Lemoore Union Elementary
Lemoore, CA
- Students
- 3,216
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $16,867
+18.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment
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Lafayette Elementary
Lafayette, CA
- Students
- 3,212
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $18,618
+24.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment
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Corcoran Joint Unified
Corcoran, CA
- Students
- 3,201
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $18,961
+18.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment
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Santa Rita Union Elementary
Salinas, CA
- Students
- 3,186
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $19,121
+44.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.6% enrollment
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Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High
Los Gatos, CA
- Students
- 3,183
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $25,830
+21.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment
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Newman-Crows Landing Unified
Newman, CA
- Students
- 3,161
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $19,925
+22.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment
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Mountain View Elementary
Ontario, CA
- Students
- 3,156
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $15,248
+10.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +24.6% enrollment
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Redding Elementary
Redding, CA
- Students
- 3,149
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $18,270
+15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment
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Sonoma Valley Unified
Sonoma, CA
- Students
- 3,129
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $24,963
+41.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.2% enrollment
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Lemon Grove
Lemon Grove, CA
- Students
- 3,122
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $21,260
+28.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.0% enrollment
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Eastside Union Elementary
Lancaster, CA
- Students
- 3,114
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $21,070
+27.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment
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Rincon Valley Union Elementary
Santa Rosa, CA
- Students
- 3,112
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $20,671
+20.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment
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Fruitvale Elementary
Bakersfield, CA
- Students
- 3,078
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $15,706
+22.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment
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Beverly Hills Unified
Beverly Hills, CA
- Students
- 3,074
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $31,899
+31.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.5% enrollment
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Escalon Unified
Escalon, CA
- Students
- 3,062
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $14,199
+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.3% enrollment
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Dixon Unified
Dixon, CA
- Students
- 3,037
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $14,834
-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment
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