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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
King City Union
King City, CA
- Students
- 2,552
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $18,334
+23.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment
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Orange County Department of Education
Costa Mesa, CA
- Students
- 2,551
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $98,832
+30.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.5% enrollment
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Livingston Union
Livingston, CA
- Students
- 2,545
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $18,541
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.3% enrollment
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Wiseburn Unified
El Segundo, CA
- Students
- 2,545
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $15,509
+4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment
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Nevada Joint Union High
Grass Valley, CA
- Students
- 2,544
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $18,632
-2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment
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Keppel Union Elementary
Pearblossom, CA
- Students
- 2,531
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $19,820
+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment
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Fowler Unified
Fowler, CA
- Students
- 2,523
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $20,426
+26.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment
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Richland Union Elementary
Shafter, CA
- Students
- 2,523
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $22,540
+21.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment
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Washington Unified
Fresno, CA
- Students
- 2,450
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $22,282
+25.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment
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Farmersville Unified
Farmersville, CA
- Students
- 2,405
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $21,872
+26.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment
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Laguna Beach Unified
Laguna Beach, CA
- Students
- 2,386
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $33,583
+30.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.6% enrollment
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Taft City
Taft, CA
- Students
- 2,383
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $17,005
+12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment
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San Lorenzo Valley Unified
Ben Lomond, CA
- Students
- 2,328
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $15,595
+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment
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Delhi Unified
Delhi, CA
- Students
- 2,321
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $23,192
+36.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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Lemoore Union High
Lemoore, CA
- Students
- 2,309
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $16,256
+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment
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Piedmont City Unified
Piedmont, CA
- Students
- 2,308
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $23,192
+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% enrollment
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Rosemead Elementary
Rosemead, CA
- Students
- 2,299
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $21,183
+20.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment
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Hilmar Unified
Hilmar, CA
- Students
- 2,297
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $16,798
+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment
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Cucamonga Elementary
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Students
- 2,296
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $24,442
+42.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment
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Mill Valley Elementary
Mill Valley, CA
- Students
- 2,282
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $24,180
+21.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.6% enrollment
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Linden Unified
Linden, CA
- Students
- 2,275
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $18,971
+26.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment
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South Whittier Elementary
Whittier, CA
- Students
- 2,272
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $23,436
+34.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.3% enrollment
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Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified
Dos Palos, CA
- Students
- 2,270
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $18,830
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment
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Oroville Union High
Oroville, CA
- Students
- 2,264
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $20,024
+17.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment
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San Bernardino County Office of Education
San Bernardino, CA
- Students
- 2,259
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $173,688
+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.1% enrollment
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Orland Joint Unified
Orland, CA
- Students
- 2,242
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,934
+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment
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Templeton Unified
Templeton, CA
- Students
- 2,237
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $16,033
+16.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment
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Bonsall Unified
Bonsall, CA
- Students
- 2,231
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $17,437
+26.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment
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Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified
Firebaugh, CA
- Students
- 2,193
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $20,870
+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment
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Hughson Unified
Hughson, CA
- Students
- 2,190
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $17,747
+24.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.4% enrollment
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