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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
Semitropic Elementary
Wasco, CA
- Students
- 142
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $33,239
+118.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -33.6% enrollment
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Outside Creek Elementary
Visalia, CA
- Students
- 141
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $10,014
-25.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +36.9% enrollment
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Gratton Elementary
Denair, CA
- Students
- 139
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $16,799
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment
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West Side Union Elementary
Healdsburg, CA
- Students
- 137
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $16,058
+13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.0% enrollment
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Tehama County Department of Education
Red Bluff, CA
- Students
- 133
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $267,744
+144.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -45.7% enrollment
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Browns Elementary
Rio Oso, CA
- Students
- 132
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $12,614
-19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Baker Valley Unified
Baker, CA
- Students
- 129
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $33,140
+18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment
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Mission Union Elementary
Soledad, CA
- Students
- 127
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $15,433
+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment
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Two Rock Union
Petaluma, CA
- Students
- 126
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $19,389
+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.1% enrollment
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Happy Valley Elementary
Santa Cruz, CA
- Students
- 122
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,016
+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.0% enrollment
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Westside Elementary
Five Points, CA
- Students
- 122
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $43,516
+85.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -35.1% enrollment
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Leggett Valley Unified
Leggett, CA
- Students
- 121
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $33,488
+23.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment
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Big Springs Union Elementary
Montague, CA
- Students
- 120
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $22,667
+62.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -34.1% enrollment
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Knights Ferry Elementary
Knights Ferry, CA
- Students
- 119
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,193
+55.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.2% enrollment
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Julian Union High
Julian, CA
- Students
- 118
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $35,119
+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.3% enrollment
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Big Valley Joint Unified
Bieber, CA
- Students
- 117
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $25,325
+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment
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Princeton Joint Unified
Princeton, CA
- Students
- 117
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $31,111
+47.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.4% enrollment
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Alexander Valley Union Elementary
Healdsburg, CA
- Students
- 115
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,200
-7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.5% enrollment
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Happy Camp Union Elementary
Happy Camp, CA
- Students
- 115
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $21,530
+16.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.5% enrollment
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Magnolia Union Elementary
Brawley, CA
- Students
- 114
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,368
+45.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.1% enrollment
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Stone Corral Elementary
Visalia, CA
- Students
- 112
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $25,545
+59.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.8% enrollment
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Fieldbrook Elementary
McKinleyville, CA
- Students
- 111
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $15,838
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.0% enrollment
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Kenwood
Kenwood, CA
- Students
- 111
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $32,162
+22.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.6% enrollment
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Twin Ridges Elementary
Nevada City, CA
- Students
- 110
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $25,545
+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.4% enrollment
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Ballard Elementary
Solvang, CA
- Students
- 107
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $25,037
+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.9% enrollment
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Plainsburg Union Elementary
Merced, CA
- Students
- 107
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $16,505
+21.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment
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Bolinas-Stinson Union
Bolinas, CA
- Students
- 106
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $55,387
-14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.8% enrollment
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Kirkwood Elementary
Corning, CA
- Students
- 103
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,320
+24.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.3% enrollment
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Shasta Union Elementary
Shasta, CA
- Students
- 103
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $20,748
+21.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment
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Allensworth Elementary
Allensworth, CA
- Students
- 101
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $19,257
+27.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.8% enrollment
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