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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
Menifee Union
Menifee, CA
- Students
- 12,195
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $16,069
+25.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.3% enrollment
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Beaumont Unified
Beaumont, CA
- Students
- 12,121
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $18,040
+24.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.3% enrollment
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Paramount Unified
Paramount, CA
- Students
- 12,042
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $23,527
+37.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.0% enrollment
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Roseville City Elementary
Roseville, CA
- Students
- 12,004
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $15,231
+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.8% enrollment
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Perris Union High
Perris, CA
- Students
- 11,973
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $19,039
+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.9% enrollment
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Rowland Unified
Rowland Heights, CA
- Students
- 11,623
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $22,683
+36.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.3% enrollment
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Rocklin Unified
Rocklin, CA
- Students
- 11,606
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $15,417
+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment
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Victor Valley Union High
Victorville, CA
- Students
- 11,568
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $20,445
+19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.5% enrollment
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Yuba City Unified
Yuba City, CA
- Students
- 11,461
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $19,224
+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment
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Fullerton Elementary
Fullerton, CA
- Students
- 11,439
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $17,732
+18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment
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Lynwood Unified
Lynwood, CA
- Students
- 11,214
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $21,319
+29.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.8% enrollment
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Covina-Valley Unified
Covina, CA
- Students
- 11,143
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $19,765
+17.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment
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Merced Union High
Atwater, CA
- Students
- 11,120
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $18,331
+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.7% enrollment
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Los Banos Unified
Los Banos, CA
- Students
- 11,057
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $17,734
+20.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment
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Merced City Elementary
Merced, CA
- Students
- 11,013
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $17,666
+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Carlsbad Unified
Carlsbad, CA
- Students
- 10,832
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $15,702
+13.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment
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Roseville Joint Union High
Roseville, CA
- Students
- 10,791
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $17,164
+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.7% enrollment
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Pittsburg Unified
Pittsburg, CA
- Students
- 10,709
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $19,492
+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment
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La Mesa-Spring Valley
La Mesa, CA
- Students
- 10,684
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $18,879
+23.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.8% enrollment
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San Jacinto Unified
San Jacinto, CA
- Students
- 10,401
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $20,783
+26.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment
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Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
- Students
- 10,393
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $16,812
+9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment
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Marysville Joint Unified
Marysville, CA
- Students
- 10,337
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $17,312
+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment
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Palo Alto Unified
Palo Alto, CA
- Students
- 10,271
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $31,362
+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.4% enrollment
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Gilroy Unified
Gilroy, CA
- Students
- 10,244
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $17,442
+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment
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Whittier Union High
Whittier, CA
- Students
- 10,223
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $23,421
+20.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.4% enrollment
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Milpitas Unified
Milpitas, CA
- Students
- 10,199
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $16,716
+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.3% enrollment
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New Haven Unified
Union City, CA
- Students
- 10,052
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $16,667
+10.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.9% enrollment
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Bonita Unified
San Dimas, CA
- Students
- 9,957
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $15,684
+12.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment
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San Mateo-Foster City
Foster City, CA
- Students
- 9,945
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $21,975
+38.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.2% enrollment
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Baldwin Park Unified
Baldwin Park, CA
- Students
- 9,929
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $22,933
+28.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.8% enrollment
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