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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
Kelseyville Unified
Kelseyville, CA
- Students
- 1,877
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $17,103
-3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.1% enrollment
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Mountain Empire Unified
Pine Valley, CA
- Students
- 1,871
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $20,129
+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.1% enrollment
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Winton
Winton, CA
- Students
- 1,868
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $17,494
+15.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment
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Old Adobe Union
Petaluma, CA
- Students
- 1,830
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $19,622
+17.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment
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Miller Creek Elementary
San Rafael, CA
- Students
- 1,813
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $18,153
+13.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment
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Merced County Office of Education
Merced, CA
- Students
- 1,810
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $66,528
-8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +32.9% enrollment
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Wasco Union High
Wasco, CA
- Students
- 1,807
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $19,295
+26.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment
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Muroc Joint Unified
North Edwards, CA
- Students
- 1,802
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $17,886
+22.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.5% enrollment
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Moraga Elementary
Moraga, CA
- Students
- 1,775
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $17,241
+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment
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Northern Humboldt Union High
McKinleyville, CA
- Students
- 1,756
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $19,735
+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.1% enrollment
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River Delta Joint Unified
Rio Vista, CA
- Students
- 1,753
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $21,033
+31.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment
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Ross Valley Elementary
San Anselmo, CA
- Students
- 1,739
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $17,310
+6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.0% enrollment
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Waterford Unified
Waterford, CA
- Students
- 1,737
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $21,737
+26.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment
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Savanna Elementary
Anaheim, CA
- Students
- 1,735
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $20,374
+33.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.1% enrollment
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Pacific Grove Unified
Pacific Grove, CA
- Students
- 1,727
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $28,332
+30.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.1% enrollment
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Red Bluff Joint Union High
Red Bluff, CA
- Students
- 1,709
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $20,068
+15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment
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Plumas Unified
Quincy, CA
- Students
- 1,687
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $22,102
+16.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment
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Gustine Unified
Gustine, CA
- Students
- 1,679
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $19,506
+24.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment
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Fort Bragg Unified
Fort Bragg, CA
- Students
- 1,678
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $20,121
+15.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment
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Live Oak Elementary
Santa Cruz, CA
- Students
- 1,675
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $20,155
+17.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.9% enrollment
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Mariposa County Unified
Mariposa, CA
- Students
- 1,669
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $19,472
+16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment
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Paradise Unified
Paradise, CA
- Students
- 1,657
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $21,849
+47.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -51.3% enrollment
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Anderson Union High
Anderson, CA
- Students
- 1,643
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,159
+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment
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New Jerusalem Elementary
Tracy, CA
- Students
- 1,643
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $17,216
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment
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Pioneer Union Elementary
Hanford, CA
- Students
- 1,636
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,431
+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment
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Bellevue Union
Santa Rosa, CA
- Students
- 1,609
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $24,096
+39.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment
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Saratoga Union Elementary
Saratoga, CA
- Students
- 1,605
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $25,102
+3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment
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Tulare County Office of Education
Visalia, CA
- Students
- 1,605
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $132,820
+31.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment
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Plumas Lake Elementary
Plumas Lake, CA
- Students
- 1,604
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $16,318
+25.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +21.2% enrollment
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Lakeside Union
Bakersfield, CA
- Students
- 1,599
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $13,400
+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.5% enrollment
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