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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.

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2024 median spending / pupil$19,760Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+18.8%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+45.8%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-7.4%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems984 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320245,679,8155,262,044
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$21,222$17,139

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.

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Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified

Loyalton, CA

Students
403
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$21,015

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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Kings River Union Elementary

Kingsburg, CA

Students
401
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$21,673

+27.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Anderson Valley Unified

Boonville, CA

Students
392
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$24,362

+15.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.0% enrollment

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Woodville Union Elementary

Porterville, CA

Students
390
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,046

+26.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.9% enrollment

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Butte County Office of Education

Oroville, CA

Students
388
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$205,966

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary

Chowchilla, CA

Students
386
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,016

+30.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment

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Sequoia Union Elementary

Lemon Cove, CA

Students
384
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,779

+26.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.3% enrollment

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Oak View Union Elementary

Acampo, CA

Students
380
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,324

-3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Junction Elementary

Palo Cedro, CA

Students
372
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,909

+20.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.2% enrollment

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Meadows Union

El Centro, CA

Students
370
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,395

+29.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.8% enrollment

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Alpaugh Unified

Alpaugh, CA

Students
369
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,374

+20.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.2% enrollment

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Del Norte County Office of Education

Crescent City, CA

Students
368
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$35,671

+25.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Eastern Sierra Unified

Bridgeport, CA

Students
368
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$36,329

+10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Island Union Elementary

Lemoore, CA

Students
367
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,351

+35.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.6% enrollment

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Lassen View Union Elementary

Los Molinos, CA

Students
367
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,044

+15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.9% enrollment

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Woodside Elementary

Woodside, CA

Students
367
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$38,913

+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment

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Sutter County Office of Education

Yuba City, CA

Students
365
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$118,142

+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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Arena Union Elementary/Point Arena Joint Union High

Point Arena, CA

Students
364
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$29,934

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Kings County Office of Education

Hanford, CA

Students
363
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$138,336

+30.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment

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Ballico-Cressey Elementary

Ballico, CA

Students
362
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,514

+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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College Elementary

Santa Ynez, CA

Students
358
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,413

+9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.1% enrollment

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Ross Elementary

Ross, CA

Students
354
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$30,218

+12.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Maxwell Unified

Maxwell, CA

Students
350
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,900

+14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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Borrego Springs Unified

Borrego Springs, CA

Students
345
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$26,435

+19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment

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Montecito Union Elementary

Santa Barbara, CA

Students
345
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$44,301

+19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment

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Pacific Union Elementary

Fresno, CA

Students
345
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,817

+15.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.0% enrollment

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Mountain Valley Unified

Hayfork, CA

Students
340
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,174

-17.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +33.9% enrollment

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South Fork Union

Weldon, CA

Students
340
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,179

+18.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +34.4% enrollment

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Bella Vista Elementary

Bella Vista, CA

Students
338
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,642

+18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Bayshore Elementary

Daly City, CA

Students
337
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,588

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.