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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
Alvina Elementary
Caruthers, CA
- Students
- 176
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $20,415
+44.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.3% enrollment
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Cinnabar Elementary
Petaluma, CA
- Students
- 176
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $23,278
+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -34.1% enrollment
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Columbine Elementary
Delano, CA
- Students
- 175
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,223
+10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.4% enrollment
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Shasta County Office of Education
Redding, CA
- Students
- 173
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $242,827
+39.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment
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Cuyama Joint Unified
Cuyama, CA
- Students
- 171
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $23,515
+0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.5% enrollment
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Nuestro Elementary
Live Oak, CA
- Students
- 171
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $13,801
+26.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment
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Dunham Elementary
Petaluma, CA
- Students
- 170
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $13,471
-14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment
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Pond Union Elementary
Wasco, CA
- Students
- 169
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $23,669
+28.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.1% enrollment
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Latrobe
Shingle Springs, CA
- Students
- 168
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $19,327
+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.9% enrollment
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New Hope Elementary
Thornton, CA
- Students
- 168
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,649
+43.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.4% enrollment
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Trinidad Union Elementary
Trinidad, CA
- Students
- 168
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $19,286
+37.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.2% enrollment
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Belleview Elementary
Sonora, CA
- Students
- 167
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $18,976
+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.7% enrollment
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Elk Hills Elementary
Tupman, CA
- Students
- 167
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,138
+37.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.7% enrollment
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Pacific Elementary
Davenport, CA
- Students
- 167
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,605
-5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +42.7% enrollment
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Douglas City Elementary
Douglas City, CA
- Students
- 165
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,315
+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment
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Clear Creek Elementary
Grass Valley, CA
- Students
- 163
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,221
+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.8% enrollment
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Mountain Elementary
Soquel, CA
- Students
- 163
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,313
+21.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.0% enrollment
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Lagunitas Elementary
San Geronimo, CA
- Students
- 162
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $29,302
+31.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -29.9% enrollment
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Blue Lake Union Elementary
Blue Lake, CA
- Students
- 160
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $21,500
+17.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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Ducor Union Elementary
Ducor, CA
- Students
- 160
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $20,663
+24.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment
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Cuddeback Union Elementary
Carlotta, CA
- Students
- 159
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $16,440
+15.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.7% enrollment
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Pleasant Grove Joint Union
Pleasant Grove, CA
- Students
- 157
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $13,917
+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment
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Chicago Park Elementary
Grass Valley, CA
- Students
- 156
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $17,186
+32.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.8% enrollment
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Montague Elementary
Montague, CA
- Students
- 154
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $19,435
+35.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment
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El Nido Elementary
El Nido, CA
- Students
- 152
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $24,250
+40.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.0% enrollment
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Monroe Elementary
Fresno, CA
- Students
- 152
- Schools
- 0
- Spending / pupil
- $27,743
+42.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment
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Big Pine Unified
Big Pine, CA
- Students
- 151
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $35,914
-2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.0% enrollment
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Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos, CA
- Students
- 151
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $16,298
-13.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Butteville Union Elementary
Weed, CA
- Students
- 149
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $16,430
+27.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.6% enrollment
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San Antonio Union Elementary
Lockwood, CA
- Students
- 144
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $15,750
-24.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +20.0% enrollment
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