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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
Tres Pinos Union Elementary
Tres Pinos, CA
- Students
- 43
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $19,209
+67.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -60.2% enrollment
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Colusa County Office of Education
Colusa, CA
- Students
- 42
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $461,238
+18.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.5% enrollment
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Oak Run Elementary
Oak Run, CA
- Students
- 41
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,415
+47.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -39.7% enrollment
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Castle Rock Union Elementary
Castella, CA
- Students
- 40
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $38,050
+98.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -37.5% enrollment
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Willow Creek Elementary
Montague, CA
- Students
- 40
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $22,150
-24.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +29.0% enrollment
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Bradley Union Elementary
Bradley, CA
- Students
- 39
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $31,769
+58.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -47.3% enrollment
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Flournoy Union Elementary
Flournoy, CA
- Students
- 39
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,026
+54.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.4% enrollment
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Hornbrook Elementary
Hornbrook, CA
- Students
- 38
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $43,447
+50.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.6% enrollment
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Bridgeville Elementary
Bridgeville, CA
- Students
- 37
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $32,135
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +27.6% enrollment
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Graves Elementary
Salinas, CA
- Students
- 36
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $16,222
+19.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.3% enrollment
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Mattole Unified
Petrolia, CA
- Students
- 36
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $38,333
-12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -28.0% enrollment
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Nicasio
Nicasio, CA
- Students
- 36
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $32,583
+3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment
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Gazelle Union Elementary
Gazelle, CA
- Students
- 35
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $21,029
+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment
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Pioneer Union Elementary
Berry Creek, CA
- Students
- 32
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $42,344
+147.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -54.9% enrollment
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Lake County Office of Education
Lakeport, CA
- Students
- 31
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $466,645
+56.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment
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Igo Ono Platina Union Elementary
Igo, CA
- Students
- 29
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $38,828
+69.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -32.6% enrollment
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Kneeland Elementary
Kneeland, CA
- Students
- 28
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $22,464
-39.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +115.4% enrollment
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Manchester Union Elementary
Manchester, CA
- Students
- 27
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $45,778
+47.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -25.0% enrollment
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Big Creek Elementary
Big Creek, CA
- Students
- 26
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $86,769
+152.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -42.2% enrollment
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Bitterwater-Tully Elementary
King City, CA
- Students
- 26
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $18,692
+46.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -25.7% enrollment
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Desert Center Unified
Desert Center, CA
- Students
- 25
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $104,280
+93.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.8% enrollment
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Junction Elementary
Somes Bar, CA
- Students
- 23
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $33,435
+22.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.5% enrollment
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Willow Grove Union Elementary
Paicines, CA
- Students
- 23
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $25,609
-16.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +76.9% enrollment
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Montgomery Elementary
Cazadero, CA
- Students
- 22
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $42,955
+44.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -33.3% enrollment
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Amador County Office of Education
Jackson, CA
- Students
- 21
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $524,048
+520.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -89.1% enrollment
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Big Lagoon Union Elementary
Trinidad, CA
- Students
- 20
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $32,150
-10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.3% enrollment
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Blake Elementary
Woody, CA
- Students
- 19
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,368
-15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +46.2% enrollment
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Cienega Union Elementary
Hollister, CA
- Students
- 19
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $21,000
+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.0% enrollment
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Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union
Glennville, CA
- Students
- 19
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $34,368
-8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Little Shasta Elementary
Montague, CA
- Students
- 19
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,474
+9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% enrollment
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