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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
Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale, CA
- Students
- 5,618
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $25,650
+32.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.7% enrollment
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Centinela Valley Union High
Lawndale, CA
- Students
- 5,600
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $21,163
+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment
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Alta Loma Elementary
Alta Loma, CA
- Students
- 5,599
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $14,760
+15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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South Bay Union
Imperial Beach, CA
- Students
- 5,595
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $22,182
+25.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.3% enrollment
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Hanford Elementary
Hanford, CA
- Students
- 5,568
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $17,712
+20.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment
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Perris Elementary
Perris, CA
- Students
- 5,538
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $18,730
+15.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment
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Travis Unified
Fairfield, CA
- Students
- 5,430
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $15,791
+13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment
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Acalanes Union High
Lafayette, CA
- Students
- 5,415
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $20,081
+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment
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Union Elementary
San Jose, CA
- Students
- 5,371
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $17,212
+15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment
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Whittier City
Whittier, CA
- Students
- 5,366
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $20,026
+31.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.6% enrollment
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Kerman Unified
Kerman, CA
- Students
- 5,304
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $17,410
+20.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment
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Temple City Unified
Temple City, CA
- Students
- 5,253
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $17,831
+26.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment
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Shasta Union High
Redding, CA
- Students
- 5,231
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $16,198
+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment
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Rio Elementary
Oxnard, CA
- Students
- 5,217
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $18,427
+21.0% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Sulphur Springs Union
Canyon Country, CA
- Students
- 5,211
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $16,040
+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment
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El Centro Elementary
El Centro, CA
- Students
- 5,182
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $20,338
+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment
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Oakdale Joint Unified
Oakdale, CA
- Students
- 5,173
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $16,206
+17.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment
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Fallbrook Union Elementary
Fallbrook, CA
- Students
- 5,124
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $20,960
+23.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment
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Sierra Sands Unified
Ridgecrest, CA
- Students
- 5,122
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $16,729
+11.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment
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Oakley Union Elementary
Oakley, CA
- Students
- 5,098
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $15,884
+20.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment
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Ramona City Unified
Ramona, CA
- Students
- 5,077
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $16,079
+15.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment
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Atwater Elementary
Atwater, CA
- Students
- 4,959
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $17,987
+36.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment
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Monrovia Unified
Monrovia, CA
- Students
- 4,935
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $18,689
+12.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment
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Jefferson Elementary
Daly City, CA
- Students
- 4,922
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $19,347
+19.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.8% enrollment
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Magnolia Elementary
Anaheim, CA
- Students
- 4,920
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $21,694
+37.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% enrollment
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Burton Elementary
Porterville, CA
- Students
- 4,844
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $19,494
+26.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment
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Lakeside Union Elementary
Lakeside, CA
- Students
- 4,842
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $16,846
+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment
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Newark Unified
Newark, CA
- Students
- 4,828
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $17,196
+9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.2% enrollment
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Santa Paula Unified
Santa Paula, CA
- Students
- 4,808
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $23,745
+38.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment
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Orcutt Union Elementary
Orcutt, CA
- Students
- 4,764
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $15,054
+10.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment
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