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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
Montebello Unified
Montebello, CA
- Students
- 19,967
- Schools
- 29
- Spending / pupil
- $24,212
+41.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.4% enrollment
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Redlands Unified
Redlands, CA
- Students
- 19,673
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $18,357
+25.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment
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San Marcos Unified
San Marcos, CA
- Students
- 19,374
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $16,525
+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment
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Panama-Buena Vista Union
Bakersfield, CA
- Students
- 19,369
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $17,448
+19.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment
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Val Verde Unified
Perris, CA
- Students
- 19,361
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $20,692
+24.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
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Colton Joint Unified
Colton, CA
- Students
- 18,912
- Schools
- 28
- Spending / pupil
- $21,436
+37.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.1% enrollment
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Vista Unified
Vista, CA
- Students
- 18,469
- Schools
- 26
- Spending / pupil
- $19,399
+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.0% enrollment
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ABC Unified
Cerritos, CA
- Students
- 18,081
- Schools
- 31
- Spending / pupil
- $19,156
+28.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.6% enrollment
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Jurupa Unified
Jurupa Valley, CA
- Students
- 18,015
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $21,605
+36.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment
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Ontario-Montclair
Ontario, CA
- Students
- 17,944
- Schools
- 33
- Spending / pupil
- $24,222
+34.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment
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Palmdale Elementary
Palmdale, CA
- Students
- 17,935
- Schools
- 29
- Spending / pupil
- $19,891
+18.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment
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Newport-Mesa Unified
Costa Mesa, CA
- Students
- 17,768
- Schools
- 32
- Spending / pupil
- $25,216
+35.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment
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Hayward Unified
Hayward, CA
- Students
- 17,631
- Schools
- 28
- Spending / pupil
- $22,288
+25.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment
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Santa Maria-Bonita
Santa Maria, CA
- Students
- 17,165
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $19,642
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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Pajaro Valley Unified
Watsonville, CA
- Students
- 17,013
- Schools
- 34
- Spending / pupil
- $22,477
+19.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.2% enrollment
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Cajon Valley Union
El Cajon, CA
- Students
- 16,782
- Schools
- 26
- Spending / pupil
- $19,663
+22.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment
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Compton Unified
Compton, CA
- Students
- 16,738
- Schools
- 37
- Spending / pupil
- $22,872
+22.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.0% enrollment
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Alvord Unified
Corona, CA
- Students
- 16,663
- Schools
- 26
- Spending / pupil
- $20,674
+22.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.9% enrollment
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Grossmont Union High
El Cajon, CA
- Students
- 16,566
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $20,908
+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment
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Oxnard Union High
Oxnard, CA
- Students
- 16,501
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $19,657
+21.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment
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Salinas Union High
Salinas, CA
- Students
- 16,225
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $19,699
+23.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.6% enrollment
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Napa Valley Unified
Napa, CA
- Students
- 16,116
- Schools
- 26
- Spending / pupil
- $16,443
+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment
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Coachella Valley Unified
Thermal, CA
- Students
- 16,046
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $24,120
+32.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment
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Conejo Valley Unified
Thousand Oaks, CA
- Students
- 15,999
- Schools
- 27
- Spending / pupil
- $17,067
+25.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% enrollment
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Central Unified
Fresno, CA
- Students
- 15,956
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $17,761
+20.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.5% enrollment
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Hacienda la Puente Unified
City Of Industry, CA
- Students
- 15,767
- Schools
- 30
- Spending / pupil
- $19,841
+20.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment
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Simi Valley Unified
Simi Valley, CA
- Students
- 15,677
- Schools
- 27
- Spending / pupil
- $16,610
+16.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment
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Oceanside Unified
Oceanside, CA
- Students
- 15,297
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $18,666
+15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.3% enrollment
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Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Norwalk, CA
- Students
- 15,052
- Schools
- 26
- Spending / pupil
- $20,749
+21.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.4% enrollment
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Antioch Unified
Antioch, CA
- Students
- 15,034
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $20,655
+24.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment
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