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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
Seeley Union Elementary
Seeley, CA
- Students
- 337
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $23,834
+34.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment
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Colfax Elementary
Colfax, CA
- Students
- 334
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,775
+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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San Luis Obispo County Office of Education
San Luis Obispo, CA
- Students
- 334
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $108,063
+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.9% enrollment
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Le Grand Union Elementary
Le Grand, CA
- Students
- 330
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $23,182
+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% enrollment
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Springville Union Elementary
Springville, CA
- Students
- 329
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,717
+13.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment
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Manzanita Elementary
Gridley, CA
- Students
- 327
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $15,498
+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment
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Sonoma County Office of Education
Santa Rosa, CA
- Students
- 327
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $226,835
+71.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -40.2% enrollment
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Westmorland Union Elementary
Westmorland, CA
- Students
- 323
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $28,282
+45.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.7% enrollment
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Laytonville Unified
Laytonville, CA
- Students
- 315
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $21,606
+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment
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Freshwater Elementary
Eureka, CA
- Students
- 313
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $17,157
+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment
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Janesville Union Elementary
Janesville, CA
- Students
- 313
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $16,182
+31.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.7% enrollment
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Contra Costa County Office of Education
Pleasant Hill, CA
- Students
- 309
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $304,906
-49.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +114.6% enrollment
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Marin County Office of Education
San Rafael, CA
- Students
- 309
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $169,408
+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment
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Rio Dell Elementary
Rio Dell, CA
- Students
- 307
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $20,098
+27.1% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Maricopa Unified
Maricopa, CA
- Students
- 306
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $26,843
+9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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Butte Valley Unified
Dorris, CA
- Students
- 302
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $20,911
+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment
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Sunnyside Union Elementary
Strathmore, CA
- Students
- 302
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,550
+48.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.9% enrollment
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East Nicolaus Joint Union High
Nicolaus, CA
- Students
- 299
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,371
+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment
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Lone Pine Unified
Lone Pine, CA
- Students
- 299
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $25,936
+21.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment
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Humboldt County Office of Education
Eureka, CA
- Students
- 297
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $165,572
+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.1% enrollment
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Glenn County Office of Education
Willows, CA
- Students
- 293
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $94,048
+12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.4% enrollment
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Lucerne Elementary
Lucerne, CA
- Students
- 292
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,908
+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.4% enrollment
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Weed Union Elementary
Weed, CA
- Students
- 288
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $24,115
+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.3% enrollment
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Buttonwillow Union Elementary
Buttonwillow, CA
- Students
- 287
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $29,909
+51.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.0% enrollment
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Maple Elementary
Shafter, CA
- Students
- 285
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,467
+47.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.4% enrollment
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Pioneer Union
Somerset, CA
- Students
- 283
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $16,823
+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment
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Sausalito Marin City
Marin City, CA
- Students
- 283
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $51,011
-11.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +137.8% enrollment
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Rockford Elementary
Porterville, CA
- Students
- 282
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $15,202
+6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.8% enrollment
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Merced River Union Elementary
Winton, CA
- Students
- 281
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,057
+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +58.8% enrollment
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Potter Valley Community Unified
Potter Valley, CA
- Students
- 277
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $21,809
+4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.9% enrollment
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