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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.

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2024 median spending / pupil$19,760Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+18.8%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+45.8%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-7.4%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems984 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320245,679,8155,262,044
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$21,222$17,139

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.

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Mount San Antonio Community College District

WALNUT, CA

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Mount San Jacinto Community College District

SAN JACINTO, CA

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Napa Valley Community College District

NAPA, CA

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North Orange County Community College District

FULLERTON, CA

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Ohlone Community College District

FREMONT, CA

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Palo Verde Community College District

BLYTHE, CA

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Palomar Community College District

SAN MARCOS, CA

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Pasadena Area Community College District

PASADENA, CA

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Peralta Community College District

OAKLAND, CA

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Rancho Santiago Community College District

SANTA ANA, CA

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Redwoods Community College District

EUREKA, CA

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Rio Hondo Community College District

WHITTIER, CA

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Riverside Community College District

RIVERSIDE, CA

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San Bernardino Community College District

SAN BERNARDINO, CA

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San Diego Community College District

SAN DIEGO, CA

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San Joaquin Delta Community College District

STOCKTON, CA

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San Jose Evergreen Community College District

SAN JOSE, CA

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San Luis Obispo County Community College District

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA

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San Mateo County Community College District

SAN MATEO, CA

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San Rafael City Schools

SAN RAFAEL, CA

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Santa Barbara Community College District

SANTA BARBARA, CA

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Santa Clarita Community College District

SANTA CLARITA, CA

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Santa Monica Community College District

SANTA MONICA, CA

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Sequoias Community College District

VISALIA, CA

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Shasta-Tehama-Trinty Joint Community College District

REDDING, CA

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Sierra Joint Community College District

ROCKLIN, CA

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Solano County Community College District

SUISUN CITY, CA

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Sonoma County Junior College District

SANTA ROSA, CA

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South Orange County Community College District

MISSION VIEJO, CA

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Southwestern Community College District

CHULA VISTA, CA

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.