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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
Edison Elementary
Bakersfield, CA
- Students
- 1,113
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $21,258
+18.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.8% enrollment
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Mammoth Unified
Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Students
- 1,112
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $18,450
+17.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment
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Lucerne Valley Unified
Lucerne Valley, CA
- Students
- 1,107
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $21,738
+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +49.4% enrollment
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Saint Helena Unified
St. Helena, CA
- Students
- 1,103
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $40,260
+16.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment
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Cascade Union Elementary
Anderson, CA
- Students
- 1,094
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $22,812
+25.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment
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Armona Union Elementary
Armona, CA
- Students
- 1,092
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $18,542
+13.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment
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Sonora Union High
Sonora, CA
- Students
- 1,092
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $18,835
+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment
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Wheatland Union High
Wheatland, CA
- Students
- 1,091
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $20,137
+27.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +39.2% enrollment
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Calipatria Unified
Calipatria, CA
- Students
- 1,086
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $21,802
+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment
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Fortuna Union High
Fortuna, CA
- Students
- 1,083
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $16,689
+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment
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San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego, CA
- Students
- 1,064
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $311,922
+55.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.2% enrollment
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Corning Union High
Corning, CA
- Students
- 1,057
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $19,545
+16.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.7% enrollment
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Keyes Union
Keyes, CA
- Students
- 1,056
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $19,366
+19.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment
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Kentfield Elementary
Kentfield, CA
- Students
- 1,055
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $20,924
+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.2% enrollment
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Fortuna Elementary
Fortuna, CA
- Students
- 1,048
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $19,546
+22.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment
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Hickman Community Charter
Hickman, CA
- Students
- 1,048
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,516
+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment
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Reed Union Elementary
Tiburon, CA
- Students
- 1,048
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $27,108
+27.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.2% enrollment
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Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary
Bakersfield, CA
- Students
- 1,037
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $16,285
+32.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment
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Durham Unified
Durham, CA
- Students
- 1,026
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,362
+1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment
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Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Santa Cruz, CA
- Students
- 1,024
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $57,903
+35.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -30.2% enrollment
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Acton-Agua Dulce Unified
Acton, CA
- Students
- 1,021
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $21,737
+23.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment
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Esparto Unified
Esparto, CA
- Students
- 997
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $19,754
+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.0% enrollment
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Susanville Elementary
Susanville, CA
- Students
- 989
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $15,176
+20.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment
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Aromas - San Juan Unified
San Juan Bautista, CA
- Students
- 959
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $20,128
+35.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.8% enrollment
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Imperial County Office of Education
El Centro, CA
- Students
- 958
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $98,724
-13.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +25.9% enrollment
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Twin Hills Union Elementary
Sebastopol, CA
- Students
- 957
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $17,530
+29.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.7% enrollment
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Upper Lake Unified
Upper Lake, CA
- Students
- 954
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $23,759
+47.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.6% enrollment
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Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified
Hoopa, CA
- Students
- 939
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $24,742
-1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment
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McSwain Union Elementary
Merced, CA
- Students
- 939
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,035
+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.2% enrollment
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Bennett Valley Union Elementary
Santa Rosa, CA
- Students
- 938
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $15,849
+10.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment
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