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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
Vallejo City Unified
Vallejo, CA
- Students
- 9,856
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $23,824
+46.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.1% enrollment
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Bellflower Unified
Bellflower, CA
- Students
- 9,813
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $21,569
+31.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% enrollment
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Upland Unified
Upland, CA
- Students
- 9,804
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $19,336
+30.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment
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Brentwood Union
Brentwood, CA
- Students
- 9,751
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $14,727
+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.2% enrollment
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Las Virgenes Unified
Calabasas, CA
- Students
- 9,660
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $16,857
+20.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.3% enrollment
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Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Reedley, CA
- Students
- 9,658
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $20,776
+27.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment
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Fremont Union High
Sunnyvale, CA
- Students
- 9,646
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $24,927
+27.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment
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Lucia Mar Unified
Arroyo Grande, CA
- Students
- 9,621
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $17,507
+21.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment
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Castro Valley Unified
Castro Valley, CA
- Students
- 9,489
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $15,828
+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment
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Redondo Beach Unified
Redondo Beach, CA
- Students
- 9,485
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $15,714
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment
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Woodland Joint Unified
Woodland, CA
- Students
- 9,483
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $17,145
+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment
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Tulare City
Tulare, CA
- Students
- 9,253
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $17,502
+11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment
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Monterey Peninsula Unified
Monterey, CA
- Students
- 9,252
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $20,712
+35.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment
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Saugus Union
Santa Clarita, CA
- Students
- 9,192
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $14,926
+6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.1% enrollment
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Westside Union Elementary
Quartz Hill, CA
- Students
- 9,138
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $14,593
+10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment
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Berkeley Unified
Berkeley, CA
- Students
- 9,077
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $24,977
+17.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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Alameda Unified
Alameda, CA
- Students
- 9,061
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $18,149
+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment
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Greenfield Union
Bakersfield, CA
- Students
- 9,021
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $18,621
+28.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment
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Arcadia Unified
Arcadia, CA
- Students
- 8,988
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $17,761
+18.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
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Santa Maria Joint Union High
Santa Maria, CA
- Students
- 8,985
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $19,746
+22.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.0% enrollment
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Lompoc Unified
Lompoc, CA
- Students
- 8,955
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $16,502
+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment
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Los Alamitos Unified
Los Alamitos, CA
- Students
- 8,931
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $16,169
+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment
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San Mateo Union High
San Mateo, CA
- Students
- 8,841
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $26,598
+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment
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Sequoia Union High
Redwood City, CA
- Students
- 8,840
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $27,344
+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment
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Evergreen Elementary
San Jose, CA
- Students
- 8,779
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $16,650
+20.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.0% enrollment
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Lincoln Unified
Stockton, CA
- Students
- 8,773
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $16,379
+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment
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San Leandro Unified
San Leandro, CA
- Students
- 8,741
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $19,628
+23.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment
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Oak Grove Elementary
San Jose, CA
- Students
- 8,714
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $16,745
+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.8% enrollment
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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Santa Monica, CA
- Students
- 8,641
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $22,837
+12.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.7% enrollment
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Campbell Union High
San Jose, CA
- Students
- 8,613
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $19,636
+17.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.1% enrollment
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