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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
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
Yucaipa, CA
- Students
- 8,529
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $17,058
+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment
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Davis Joint Unified
Davis, CA
- Students
- 8,361
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $17,421
+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment
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Liberty Union High
Brentwood, CA
- Students
- 8,241
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $17,861
+20.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment
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Salinas City Elementary
Salinas, CA
- Students
- 8,206
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $21,480
+38.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment
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Calexico Unified
Calexico, CA
- Students
- 8,146
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $21,985
+28.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment
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San Lorenzo Unified
San Lorenzo, CA
- Students
- 8,123
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $20,380
+20.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.4% enrollment
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Sylvan Union Elementary
Modesto, CA
- Students
- 8,013
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $16,474
+15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment
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Snowline Joint Unified
Phelan, CA
- Students
- 7,967
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $16,959
+8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.1% enrollment
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Morgan Hill Unified
Morgan Hill, CA
- Students
- 7,963
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $17,801
+24.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment
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Westminster
Westminster, CA
- Students
- 7,950
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $20,581
+36.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment
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Western Placer Unified
Lincoln, CA
- Students
- 7,913
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $15,431
+13.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.6% enrollment
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West Covina Unified
West Covina, CA
- Students
- 7,794
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $21,270
+17.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.0% enrollment
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South San Francisco Unified
South San Francisco, CA
- Students
- 7,770
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $21,381
+32.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment
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East Whittier City Elementary
Whittier, CA
- Students
- 7,769
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $18,481
+25.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment
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Lammersville Joint Unified
Mountain House, CA
- Students
- 7,764
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $13,047
+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +45.2% enrollment
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El Monte Union High
El Monte, CA
- Students
- 7,677
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $23,420
+24.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment
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Adelanto Elementary
Adelanto, CA
- Students
- 7,636
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $19,425
+21.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment
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San Luis Coastal Unified
San Luis Obispo, CA
- Students
- 7,577
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $19,917
+21.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment
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Washington Unified
West Sacramento, CA
- Students
- 7,481
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $18,267
+15.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment
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Alum Rock Union Elementary
San Jose, CA
- Students
- 7,367
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $24,141
+21.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.4% enrollment
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Morongo Unified
Twentynine Palms, CA
- Students
- 7,359
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $20,010
+24.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment
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Alisal Union
Salinas, CA
- Students
- 7,339
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $23,252
+55.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.7% enrollment
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Novato Unified
Novato, CA
- Students
- 7,209
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $17,908
+11.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment
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Petaluma City Elementary/Joint Union High
Petaluma, CA
- Students
- 7,138
- Schools
- 0
- Spending / pupil
- $18,068
+20.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment
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El Rancho Unified
Pico Rivera, CA
- Students
- 7,110
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $20,311
+26.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.1% enrollment
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El Monte City
El Monte, CA
- Students
- 7,045
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $26,989
+32.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.0% enrollment
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Hawthorne
Hawthorne, CA
- Students
- 7,025
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $20,768
+27.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.0% enrollment
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Hueneme Elementary
Port Hueneme, CA
- Students
- 7,022
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $20,890
+35.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.8% enrollment
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Inglewood Unified
Inglewood, CA
- Students
- 7,011
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $26,089
+45.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.9% enrollment
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Ocean View
Huntington Beach, CA
- Students
- 6,868
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $17,745
+22.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.0% enrollment
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