School systems & governing boards · CA
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
Natomas Unified
Sacramento, CA
- Students
- 14,950
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $16,036
+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.1% enrollment
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Santa Rosa City Schools
Santa Rosa, CA
- Students
- 14,682
- Schools
- 0
- Spending / pupil
- $19,308
+21.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment
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Ventura Unified
Ventura, CA
- Students
- 14,672
- Schools
- 27
- Spending / pupil
- $18,861
+28.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment
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Alhambra Unified
Alhambra, CA
- Students
- 14,602
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $21,297
+20.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment
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Anaheim Elementary
Anaheim, CA
- Students
- 14,261
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $22,479
+35.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment
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Burbank Unified
Burbank, CA
- Students
- 14,240
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $16,471
+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment
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Santa Clara Unified
Santa Clara, CA
- Students
- 14,236
- Schools
- 30
- Spending / pupil
- $29,282
+23.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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Escondido Union
Escondido, CA
- Students
- 14,173
- Schools
- 24
- Spending / pupil
- $20,257
+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment
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Huntington Beach Union High
Huntington Beach, CA
- Students
- 14,104
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $18,463
+17.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment
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Pasadena Unified
Pasadena, CA
- Students
- 13,978
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $24,911
+43.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.5% enrollment
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Porterville Unified
Porterville, CA
- Students
- 13,963
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $19,860
+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment
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Ceres Unified
Ceres, CA
- Students
- 13,868
- Schools
- 24
- Spending / pupil
- $19,511
+24.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
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Tracy Joint Unified
Tracy, CA
- Students
- 13,846
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $18,044
+22.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment
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Lancaster Elementary
Lancaster, CA
- Students
- 13,832
- Schools
- 24
- Spending / pupil
- $21,234
+38.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment
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Walnut Valley Unified
Walnut, CA
- Students
- 13,815
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $16,053
+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment
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Apple Valley Unified
Apple Valley, CA
- Students
- 13,756
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $13,653
+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.2% enrollment
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Pleasanton Unified
Pleasanton, CA
- Students
- 13,696
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $17,483
+18.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment
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Etiwanda Elementary
Etiwanda, CA
- Students
- 13,599
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $15,674
+13.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment
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Cupertino Union
Sunnyvale, CA
- Students
- 13,587
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $18,329
+21.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.7% enrollment
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Turlock Unified
Turlock, CA
- Students
- 13,523
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $18,145
+15.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment
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Oxnard
Oxnard, CA
- Students
- 13,399
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $23,624
+38.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.0% enrollment
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Sanger Unified
Sanger, CA
- Students
- 13,250
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $17,516
+15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.7% enrollment
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Livermore Valley Joint Unified
Livermore, CA
- Students
- 13,050
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $16,319
+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment
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Dublin Unified
Dublin, CA
- Students
- 12,827
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $15,743
+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.1% enrollment
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Fullerton Joint Union High
Fullerton, CA
- Students
- 12,826
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $17,606
+18.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment
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Vacaville Unified
Vacaville, CA
- Students
- 12,708
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $15,806
+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment
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Santa Barbara Unified
Santa Barbara, CA
- Students
- 12,491
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $18,639
+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment
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Victor Elementary
Victorville, CA
- Students
- 12,402
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $19,626
+37.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment
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San Dieguito Union High
Encinitas, CA
- Students
- 12,364
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $15,720
+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment
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Chico Unified
Chico, CA
- Students
- 12,317
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $17,329
+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment
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