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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
Coast Unified
Cambria, CA
- Students
- 489
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $33,358
+24.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment
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Ferndale Unified
Ferndale, CA
- Students
- 482
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $21,751
+19.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% enrollment
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Briggs Elementary
Santa Paula, CA
- Students
- 479
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $17,881
+23.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment
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Brisbane Elementary
Brisbane, CA
- Students
- 477
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $25,874
+17.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment
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Shoreline Unified
Tomales, CA
- Students
- 476
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $39,074
+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment
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Soulsbyville Elementary
Soulsbyville, CA
- Students
- 473
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $15,412
+32.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment
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Foresthill Union Elementary
Foresthill, CA
- Students
- 471
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $15,601
+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +19.5% enrollment
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West Park Elementary
Fresno, CA
- Students
- 469
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $22,047
+41.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -31.4% enrollment
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Jacoby Creek Elementary
Bayside, CA
- Students
- 462
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $13,569
+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.5% enrollment
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Summerville Elementary
Tuolumne, CA
- Students
- 458
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,991
+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.0% enrollment
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Kit Carson Union Elementary
Hanford, CA
- Students
- 457
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $15,551
+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.5% enrollment
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Pleasant View Elementary
Porterville, CA
- Students
- 454
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $19,861
+13.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment
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Columbia Union
Columbia, CA
- Students
- 453
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,013
+19.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment
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Round Valley Unified
Covelo, CA
- Students
- 450
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $25,176
-3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.0% enrollment
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Sebastopol Union Elementary
Sebastopol, CA
- Students
- 447
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $22,984
+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment
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Calaveras County Office of Education
Angels Camp, CA
- Students
- 438
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $44,425
+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.0% enrollment
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Mendocino Unified
Mendocino, CA
- Students
- 436
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $29,722
+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.7% enrollment
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Gold Oak Union Elementary
Placerville, CA
- Students
- 435
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $16,053
+22.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment
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Washington Colony Elementary
Fresno, CA
- Students
- 434
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,373
+29.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment
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Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary
Sultana, CA
- Students
- 433
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $19,342
+23.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment
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Luther Burbank
San Jose, CA
- Students
- 431
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $22,868
+29.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.5% enrollment
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Camino Union Elementary
Camino, CA
- Students
- 430
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,460
+21.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment
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Tulelake Basin Joint Unified
Tulelake, CA
- Students
- 429
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $19,846
-0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.6% enrollment
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Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary
Los Gatos, CA
- Students
- 424
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $19,833
+6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.7% enrollment
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Curtis Creek Elementary
Sonora, CA
- Students
- 422
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $15,547
+10.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment
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Solano County Office of Education
Fairfield, CA
- Students
- 419
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $173,508
+13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.5% enrollment
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Gerber Union Elementary
Gerber, CA
- Students
- 410
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,390
+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.5% enrollment
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Jamestown Elementary
Jamestown, CA
- Students
- 410
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $18,807
+24.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.8% enrollment
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Placer County Office of Education
Rocklin, CA
- Students
- 410
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $157,595
+25.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment
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South Bay Union Elementary
Eureka, CA
- Students
- 407
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $20,423
+29.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.8% enrollment
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