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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
Burrel Union Elementary
Riverdale, CA
- Students
- 101
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $25,059
+30.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.2% enrollment
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Owens Valley Unified
Independence, CA
- Students
- 101
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $33,079
-0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +29.5% enrollment
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Winship-Robbins
Robbins, CA
- Students
- 100
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $28,730
+42.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.3% enrollment
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Santa Barbara County Office of Education
Santa Barbara, CA
- Students
- 98
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $637,969
+115.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -47.3% enrollment
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Bonny Doon Union Elementary
Santa Cruz, CA
- Students
- 97
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $28,423
+71.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -41.2% enrollment
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Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary
Mt. Baldy, CA
- Students
- 97
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,969
+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment
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Howell Mountain Elementary
Angwin, CA
- Students
- 93
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $29,183
+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.8% enrollment
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Oro Grande
Oro Grande, CA
- Students
- 93
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $208,613
+1179.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -96.1% enrollment
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Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary
Alta, CA
- Students
- 91
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,429
-3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment
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Gorman Joint
Gorman, CA
- Students
- 90
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $19,544
+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.8% enrollment
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Three Rivers Union Elementary
Three Rivers, CA
- Students
- 90
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $22,444
+72.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -31.3% enrollment
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Surprise Valley Joint Unified
Cedarville, CA
- Students
- 88
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $28,250
+40.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.1% enrollment
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Mountain Union Elementary
Montgomery Creek, CA
- Students
- 86
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,872
+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.8% enrollment
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San Ardo Union Elementary
San Ardo, CA
- Students
- 86
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $30,372
+50.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.8% enrollment
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Burnt Ranch Elementary
Burnt Ranch, CA
- Students
- 85
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,047
+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment
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Bangor Union Elementary
Bangor, CA
- Students
- 82
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $23,695
+33.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.3% enrollment
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Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary
Raymond, CA
- Students
- 82
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,122
-3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment
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San Lucas Union Elementary
San Lucas, CA
- Students
- 78
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $28,205
+49.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.8% enrollment
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Lakeside Joint
Los Gatos, CA
- Students
- 77
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $32,468
-15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.5% enrollment
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San Mateo County Office of Education
Redwood City, CA
- Students
- 77
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $957,273
+142.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -65.5% enrollment
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Southern Trinity Joint Unified
Mad River, CA
- Students
- 77
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $40,610
+20.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.2% enrollment
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Dunsmuir Elementary
Dunsmuir, CA
- Students
- 76
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $32,539
+71.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.6% enrollment
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Loleta Union Elementary
Loleta, CA
- Students
- 75
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $30,147
+60.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -39.0% enrollment
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Horicon Elementary
Annapolis, CA
- Students
- 74
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $38,162
+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.2% enrollment
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Napa County Office of Education
Napa, CA
- Students
- 74
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $584,595
+47.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -28.2% enrollment
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Golden Feather Union Elementary
Oroville, CA
- Students
- 72
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $35,306
+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.0% enrollment
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Junction City Elementary
Junction City, CA
- Students
- 72
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $19,708
-7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.3% enrollment
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Saucelito Elementary
Terra Bella, CA
- Students
- 71
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $20,662
+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment
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Stony Creek Joint Unified
Elk Creek, CA
- Students
- 71
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $39,127
+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.5% enrollment
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Siskiyou County Office of Education
Yreka, CA
- Students
- 70
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $345,700
Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment
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