School spending per student in California, every district
Desert Sands Charter District spent $43,030 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any California district with 500 or more students; the median California district with 1,000 or more students spent $16,855. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.
NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
All 943 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first
| District | County | Students, fall 2022 | Per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Sands Charter District | Los Angeles County | 742 | $43,030 |
| Saint Helena Unified | Napa County | 1,121 | $38,622 |
| Roseland | Sonoma County | 1,473 | $34,119 |
| Carmel Unified | Monterey County | 2,274 | $33,741 |
| Ravenswood City Elementary | San Mateo County | 1,489 | $33,564 |
| Portola Valley Elementary | San Mateo County | 515 | $32,905 |
| Las Lomitas Elementary | San Mateo County | 1,151 | $30,841 |
| San Pasqual Valley Unified | Imperial County | 591 | $30,514 |
| Laguna Beach Unified | Orange County | 2,456 | $30,217 |
| Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | Santa Clara County | 4,448 | $29,928 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified | Napa County | 807 | $29,507 |
| Beverly Hills Unified | Los Angeles County | 3,140 | $29,437 |
| Hillsborough City Elementary | San Mateo County | 1,294 | $29,167 |
| Buellton Union Elementary | Santa Barbara County | 519 | $29,002 |
| Vista Real Charter High District | Ventura County | 1,311 | $28,767 |
The other 928 on the list
| District | County | Students, fall 2022 | Per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Unified | Santa Clara County | 10,318 | $28,442 |
| Emery Unified | Alameda County | 627 | $27,550 |
| Santa Clara Unified | Santa Clara County | 13,919 | $27,214 |
| Menlo Park City Elementary | San Mateo County | 2,705 | $26,425 |
| North Valley Military INST College ACAD District | Los Angeles County | 784 | $26,313 |
| Sequoia Union High | San Mateo County | 8,599 | $25,742 |
| Pacific Grove Unified | Monterey County | 1,772 | $25,660 |
| SIATech District | San Diego County | 743 | $25,311 |
| Reed Union Elementary | Marin County | 1,024 | $24,974 |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | Los Angeles County | 8,820 | $24,954 |
| Antelope Valley Learning Academy District | Los Angeles County | 1,013 | $24,852 |
| El Monte City | Los Angeles County | 7,045 | $24,829 |
| Healdsburg Unified | Sonoma County | 1,240 | $24,765 |
| Bret Harte Union High | Calaveras County | 636 | $24,698 |
| San Mateo Union High | San Mateo County | 8,942 | $24,423 |
| Rancho Santa Fe Elementary | San Diego County | 574 | $24,352 |
| Sunnyvale | Santa Clara County | 5,465 | $24,087 |
| Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified | Humboldt County | 962 | $23,841 |
| Sonoma Valley Unified | Sonoma County | 3,195 | $23,762 |
| Taft Union High | Kern County | 1,186 | $23,712 |
| Fenton Primary Center District | Los Angeles County | 532 | $23,669 |
| Earlimart Elementary | Tulare County | 1,442 | $23,630 |
| Richgrove Elementary | Tulare County | 508 | $23,579 |
| Garvey Elementary | Los Angeles County | 4,279 | $23,518 |
| Le Grand Union High | Merced County | 502 | $23,506 |
| Piedmont City Unified | Alameda County | 2,336 | $23,442 |
| Wonderful College Prep Academy District | Kern County | 1,900 | $23,430 |
| Paradise Unified | Butte County | 1,579 | $23,418 |
| Saratoga Union Elementary | Santa Clara County | 1,625 | $23,274 |
| Mountain View Elementary | Los Angeles County | 4,944 | $23,155 |
| Making Waves Academy District | Contra Costa County | 1,124 | $23,069 |
| School of Arts and Enterprise District | Los Angeles County | 667 | $23,021 |
| Los Altos Elementary | Santa Clara County | 3,355 | $22,999 |
| Goleta Union Elementary | Santa Barbara County | 3,416 | $22,980 |
| Newport-Mesa Unified | Orange County | 17,816 | $22,948 |
| San Francisco Unified | San Francisco County | 48,785 | $22,880 |
| Montebello Unified | Los Angeles County | 20,446 | $22,855 |
| South Whittier Elementary | Los Angeles County | 2,317 | $22,722 |
| Berkeley Unified | Alameda County | 9,073 | $22,710 |
| Needles Unified | San Bernardino County | 955 | $22,698 |
| Tahoe-Truckee Unified | Nevada County | 3,965 | $22,692 |
| Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High | Santa Clara County | 3,269 | $22,664 |
| Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles County | 427,795 | $22,606 |
| Mountain View Whisman | Santa Clara County | 4,522 | $22,471 |
| Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District | San Mateo County | 532 | $22,398 |
| Centinela Valley Union High | Los Angeles County | 5,898 | $22,347 |
| Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District | Los Angeles County | 2,354 | $22,341 |
| Tamalpais Union High | Marin County | 4,837 | $22,335 |
| Solana Beach Elementary | San Diego County | 2,725 | $22,324 |
| Santa Ana Unified | Orange County | 39,935 | $22,289 |
| Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District | Los Angeles County | 528 | $22,269 |
| South Bay Union | San Diego County | 5,859 | $22,191 |
| Lawndale Elementary | Los Angeles County | 4,563 | $22,161 |
| Oakland Unified | Alameda County | 34,149 | $22,112 |
| Vineland Elementary | Kern County | 676 | $22,041 |
| Lifeline Education Charter District | Los Angeles County | 704 | $22,016 |
| Fremont Union High | Santa Clara County | 10,019 | $21,989 |
| Pacoima Charter Elementary District | Los Angeles County | 888 | $21,859 |
| Ontario-Montclair | San Bernardino County | 18,471 | $21,832 |
| Crescent View West Public Charter District | Fresno County | 1,567 | $21,757 |
| Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District | Los Angeles County | 1,256 | $21,738 |
| Jefferson Union High | San Mateo County | 3,884 | $21,712 |
| Assurance Learning Academy District | Los Angeles County | 2,915 | $21,615 |
| New Designs Charter District | Los Angeles County | 744 | $21,590 |
| Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District | Kern County | 504 | $21,540 |
| Options for Youth-San Bernardino District | San Bernardino County | 910 | $21,515 |
| Upper Lake Unified | Lake County | 891 | $21,497 |
| Orchard Elementary | Santa Clara County | 763 | $21,421 |
| Coachella Valley Unified | Riverside County | 16,455 | $21,412 |
| Los Nietos | Los Angeles County | 1,253 | $21,383 |
| Carpinteria Unified | Santa Barbara County | 2,010 | $21,356 |
| Pasadena Unified | Los Angeles County | 14,152 | $21,332 |
| Lindsay Unified | Tulare County | 3,976 | $21,319 |
| Inglewood Unified | Los Angeles County | 7,354 | $21,310 |
| Whittier Union High | Los Angeles County | 10,614 | $21,281 |
| Bellevue Union | Sonoma County | 1,586 | $21,274 |
| Paramount Unified | Los Angeles County | 12,730 | $21,267 |
| Delano Union Elementary | Kern County | 6,219 | $21,264 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary | Santa Clara County | 7,529 | $21,235 |
| Franklin-McKinley Elementary | Santa Clara County | 5,952 | $21,212 |
| Mill Valley Elementary | Marin County | 2,369 | $21,199 |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary | Santa Clara County | 1,648 | $21,192 |
| Pixley Union Elementary | Tulare County | 877 | $21,190 |
| Accelerated District | Los Angeles County | 773 | $21,169 |
| Anaheim Elementary | Orange County | 14,618 | $21,155 |
| Lucerne Valley Unified | San Bernardino County | 1,029 | $21,124 |
| Lennox | Los Angeles County | 4,128 | $21,122 |
| Fallbrook Union Elementary | San Diego County | 4,979 | $21,111 |
| San Bernardino City Unified | San Bernardino County | 45,971 | $21,009 |
| Cucamonga Elementary | San Bernardino County | 2,299 | $20,970 |
| Little Lake City Elementary | Los Angeles County | 3,779 | $20,951 |
| Silver Valley Unified | San Bernardino County | 1,949 | $20,932 |
| Laton Joint Unified | Fresno County | 628 | $20,922 |
| Fresno Unified | Fresno County | 69,668 | $20,909 |
| National Elementary | San Diego County | 4,344 | $20,866 |
| Redwood City Elementary | San Mateo County | 6,346 | $20,855 |
| Cascade Union Elementary | Shasta County | 1,079 | $20,815 |
| Palm Springs Unified | Riverside County | 21,032 | $20,808 |
| Del Mar Union Elementary | San Diego County | 3,748 | $20,785 |
| San Diego Unified | San Diego County | 93,893 | $20,783 |
| Design Tech High District | San Mateo County | 545 | $20,734 |
| Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake District | Los Angeles County | 715 | $20,699 |
| Farmersville Unified | Tulare County | 2,451 | $20,688 |
| Environmental Charter High District | Los Angeles County | 502 | $20,679 |
| Azusa Unified | Los Angeles County | 6,754 | $20,674 |
| Animo Pat Brown District | Los Angeles County | 605 | $20,661 |
| Terra Bella Union Elementary | Tulare County | 741 | $20,638 |
| Golden Plains Unified | Fresno County | 1,389 | $20,627 |
| Santa Paula Unified | Ventura County | 4,853 | $20,615 |
| Animo South Los Angeles Charter District | Los Angeles County | 617 | $20,590 |
| El Monte Union High | Los Angeles County | 7,882 | $20,582 |
| Los Gatos Union Elementary | Santa Clara County | 2,626 | $20,556 |
| Kernville Union Elementary | Kern County | 814 | $20,548 |
| Wasco Union Elementary | Kern County | 3,414 | $20,518 |
| Calexico Unified | Imperial County | 8,353 | $20,464 |
| KIPP Raices Academy District | Los Angeles County | 561 | $20,460 |
| Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District | Santa Clara County | 529 | $20,459 |
| Hueneme Elementary | Ventura County | 7,140 | $20,454 |
| Crescent View South II District | Fresno County | 1,203 | $20,451 |
| Salinas City Elementary | Monterey County | 8,273 | $20,429 |
| Wilsona Elementary | Los Angeles County | 1,230 | $20,426 |
| West Sonoma County Union High | Sonoma County | 1,588 | $20,411 |
| North Monterey County Unified | Monterey County | 4,483 | $20,398 |
| Crescent Valley Public Charter II District | Tulare County | 663 | $20,370 |
| Pajaro Valley Unified | Santa Cruz County | 17,452 | $20,320 |
| Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District | Los Angeles County | 572 | $20,318 |
| Alta Vista Innovation High District | San Bernardino County | 2,023 | $20,283 |
| Richland Union Elementary | Kern County | 2,575 | $20,278 |
| Compton Unified | Los Angeles County | 17,437 | $20,276 |
| John Swett Unified | Contra Costa County | 1,234 | $20,274 |
| Pomona Unified | Los Angeles County | 21,391 | $20,239 |
| Heber Elementary | Imperial County | 1,186 | $20,237 |
| OCSA District | Orange County | 2,252 | $20,223 |
| Scholarship Prep District | Orange County | 643 | $20,210 |
| Alliance Patti & Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy District | Los Angeles County | 614 | $20,184 |
| Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High District | Los Angeles County | 611 | $20,178 |
| San Rafael City Elementary | Marin County | 4,290 | $20,143 |
| Kings Valley Academy II District | Kings County | 1,044 | $20,102 |
| Plumas Unified | Plumas County | 1,755 | $20,051 |
| Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High District | Los Angeles County | 502 | $20,050 |
| Montague Charter Academy District | Los Angeles County | 836 | $20,036 |
| Garden Grove Unified | Orange County | 38,164 | $20,023 |
| Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex District | Los Angeles County | 976 | $19,993 |
| Jurupa Unified | Riverside County | 18,370 | $19,991 |
| Alhambra Unified | Los Angeles County | 14,922 | $19,955 |
| Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds District | Santa Clara County | 504 | $19,925 |
| Red Bluff Union Elementary | Tehama County | 1,842 | $19,916 |
| Edison Elementary | Kern County | 1,092 | $19,905 |
| TEAM Charter District | San Joaquin County | 561 | $19,895 |
| Cardiff Elementary | San Diego County | 642 | $19,879 |
| YouthBuild Charter School of California District | Los Angeles County | 667 | $19,865 |
| Arvin Union | Kern County | 2,946 | $19,846 |
| Animo Jackie Robinson High District | Los Angeles County | 604 | $19,828 |
| Rowland Unified | Los Angeles County | 11,904 | $19,821 |
| Bellflower Unified | Los Angeles County | 9,989 | $19,789 |
| Central Union Elementary | Kings County | 1,675 | $19,784 |
| Synergy Quantum Academy District | Los Angeles County | 543 | $19,783 |
| Magnolia Science Academy District | Los Angeles County | 694 | $19,781 |
| Fenton Avenue Charter District | Los Angeles County | 634 | $19,763 |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy District | Los Angeles County | 602 | $19,728 |
| Selma Unified | Fresno County | 5,939 | $19,725 |
| Delano Joint Union High | Kern County | 4,142 | $19,702 |
| El Tejon Unified | Kern County | 687 | $19,700 |
| Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District | Los Angeles County | 570 | $19,700 |
| Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District | Alameda County | 712 | $19,687 |
| Hayward Unified | Alameda County | 17,993 | $19,658 |
| San Diego Workforce Innovation High District | San Diego County | 2,332 | $19,654 |
| Options for Youth-Acton District | San Bernardino County | 1,770 | $19,650 |
| San Mateo-Foster City | San Mateo County | 10,067 | $19,624 |
| Animo Legacy Charter Middle District | Los Angeles County | 917 | $19,598 |
| KIPP Compton Community District | Los Angeles County | 551 | $19,597 |
| Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified | Tulare County | 3,892 | $19,573 |
| Achieve Academy District | Alameda County | 557 | $19,567 |
| Hawthorne | Los Angeles County | 7,093 | $19,562 |
| Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | Los Angeles County | 1,002 | $19,555 |
| Kentfield Elementary | Marin County | 1,056 | $19,552 |
| Lynwood Unified | Los Angeles County | 11,967 | $19,542 |
| Guadalupe Union Elementary | Santa Barbara County | 1,279 | $19,510 |
| Wright Elementary | Sonoma County | 1,279 | $19,491 |
| Waterford Unified | Stanislaus County | 1,810 | $19,486 |
| Scott Valley Unified | Siskiyou County | 622 | $19,481 |
| Oxnard | Ventura County | 14,171 | $19,370 |
| Fillmore Unified | Ventura County | 3,811 | $19,353 |
| Robla Elementary | Sacramento County | 1,904 | $19,352 |
| Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District | Los Angeles County | 622 | $19,349 |
| Gonzales Unified | Monterey County | 2,110 | $19,319 |
| Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter District | Los Angeles County | 779 | $19,311 |
| Wheatland Union High | Yuba County | 1,096 | $19,292 |
| San Ysidro Elementary | San Diego County | 4,260 | $19,277 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Union High | Santa Barbara County | 853 | $19,274 |
| Twin Rivers Unified | Sacramento County | 24,106 | $19,272 |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 District | Los Angeles County | 544 | $19,244 |
| Rocketship Alma Academy District | Santa Clara County | 515 | $19,237 |
| Entrepreneur High District | San Bernardino County | 579 | $19,233 |
| Escondido Union High | San Diego County | 6,881 | $19,224 |
| West Park Elementary | Fresno County | 511 | $19,219 |
| Brawley Union High | Imperial County | 2,055 | $19,218 |
| Del Norte County Unified | Del Norte County | 3,501 | $19,214 |
| Planada Elementary | Merced County | 871 | $19,210 |
| Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | Los Angeles County | 15,406 | $19,207 |
| KIPP Empower Academy District | Los Angeles County | 564 | $19,202 |
| Fallbrook Union High | San Diego County | 2,096 | $19,198 |
| Magnolia Elementary | Orange County | 5,001 | $19,176 |
| Thermalito Union Elementary | Butte County | 1,522 | $19,171 |
| Bakersfield City | Kern County | 28,835 | $19,155 |
| Los Molinos Unified | Tehama County | 528 | $19,146 |
| Escondido Union | San Diego County | 14,322 | $19,139 |
| Aspire Pacific Academy District | Los Angeles County | 517 | $19,133 |
| Rocketship Mosaic Elementary District | Santa Clara County | 565 | $19,129 |
| Math and Science College Preparatory District | Los Angeles County | 539 | $19,122 |
| West Contra Costa Unified | Contra Costa County | 25,737 | $19,122 |
| Vallejo City Unified | Solano County | 10,330 | $19,118 |
| Lemon Grove | San Diego County | 3,171 | $19,109 |
| Delhi Unified | Merced County | 2,392 | $19,087 |
| ISANA Nascent Academy District | Los Angeles County | 524 | $19,080 |
| California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley District | Los Angeles County | 945 | $19,078 |
| Nevada Joint Union High | Nevada County | 2,489 | $19,065 |
| Coronado Unified | San Diego County | 2,799 | $19,058 |
| Central Union High | Imperial County | 4,093 | $19,038 |
| Buena Park Elementary | Orange County | 3,966 | $19,036 |
| KIPP Iluminar Academy District | Los Angeles County | 560 | $19,025 |
| Baldwin Park Unified | Los Angeles County | 10,291 | $19,020 |
| Acalanes Union High | Contra Costa County | 5,420 | $19,018 |
| Lighthouse Community Charter District | Alameda County | 544 | $19,006 |
| Porterville Unified | Tulare County | 14,208 | $18,988 |
| Fontana Unified | San Bernardino County | 33,910 | $18,984 |
| Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District | Los Angeles County | 998 | $18,966 |
| Summit Public School K2 District | Contra Costa County | 506 | $18,955 |
| San Rafael City High | Marin County | 2,668 | $18,946 |
| Ocean View | Ventura County | 2,191 | $18,933 |
| Riverdale Joint Unified | Fresno County | 1,469 | $18,932 |
| KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District | Los Angeles County | 568 | $18,930 |
| Gateway Unified | Shasta County | 2,176 | $18,929 |
| Colton Joint Unified | San Bernardino County | 19,297 | $18,922 |
| Campbell Union | Santa Clara County | 6,253 | $18,914 |
| Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified | Fresno County | 2,192 | $18,902 |
| SAVA- Sacramento ACAD and Vocational Academy- SCUSD District | Sacramento County | 709 | $18,889 |
| La Habra City Elementary | Orange County | 4,352 | $18,883 |
| San Jacinto Unified | Riverside County | 10,276 | $18,848 |
| Live Oak Elementary | Santa Cruz County | 1,691 | $18,840 |
| Animo Inglewood Charter High District | Los Angeles County | 621 | $18,826 |
| Wheatland | Yuba County | 1,361 | $18,818 |
| Caruthers Unified | Fresno County | 1,568 | $18,814 |
| Rincon Valley Union Elementary | Sonoma County | 3,072 | $18,814 |
| South San Francisco Unified | San Mateo County | 7,868 | $18,792 |
| Port of Los Angeles High District | Los Angeles County | 928 | $18,791 |
| Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District | Los Angeles County | 2,877 | $18,788 |
| Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District | Orange County | 502 | $18,781 |
| Rosemead Elementary | Los Angeles County | 2,334 | $18,752 |
| Hemet Unified | Riverside County | 22,372 | $18,743 |
| Westminster | Orange County | 8,149 | $18,742 |
| Alliance Marine - Innovation and Techn 6-12 Complex District | Los Angeles County | 1,013 | $18,719 |
| Holtville Unified | Imperial County | 1,573 | $18,698 |
| Health Sciences High District | San Diego County | 525 | $18,688 |
| Camino Nuevo Elementary School #3 District | Los Angeles County | 735 | $18,663 |
| PUC Comm CHRTR Mid & PUC Comm CHRTR Early College High DIST | Los Angeles County | 784 | $18,657 |
| Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology ACAD High District | Los Angeles County | 507 | $18,655 |
| Coalinga-Huron Unified | Fresno County | 4,488 | $18,638 |
| West Covina Unified | Los Angeles County | 7,965 | $18,629 |
| Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District | Santa Clara County | 560 | $18,623 |
| Banning Unified | Riverside County | 4,376 | $18,612 |
| Southern Humboldt Joint Unified | Humboldt County | 708 | $18,602 |
| Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified | Merced County | 2,283 | $18,599 |
| Yreka Union Elementary | Siskiyou County | 889 | $18,593 |
| Alvord Unified | Riverside County | 17,106 | $18,583 |
| San Carlos Elementary | San Mateo County | 2,700 | $18,583 |
| Eastside Union Elementary | Los Angeles County | 3,126 | $18,574 |
| Madera Unified | Madera County | 20,151 | $18,553 |
| Whittier City Elementary | Los Angeles County | 5,495 | $18,539 |
| Victor Valley Union High | San Bernardino County | 11,357 | $18,531 |
| Palmdale Aerospace Academy District | Los Angeles County | 2,278 | $18,530 |
| Kings Canyon Joint Unified | Fresno County | 9,684 | $18,527 |
| Options for Youth-Victorville Charter District | San Bernardino County | 748 | $18,525 |
| Mountain Empire Unified | San Diego County | 1,824 | $18,521 |
| Bassett Unified | Los Angeles County | 2,946 | $18,510 |
| Washington Unified | Fresno County | 2,551 | $18,488 |
| Charter School of San Diego District | San Diego County | 1,415 | $18,482 |
| Moreno Valley Unified | Riverside County | 31,653 | $18,481 |
| Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District | Los Angeles County | 518 | $18,432 |
| KIPP Comienza Community Prep District | Los Angeles County | 1,077 | $18,431 |
| KIPP Bridge Academy District | Alameda County | 509 | $18,426 |
| Keyes Union | Stanislaus County | 1,020 | $18,425 |
| Long Beach Unified | Los Angeles County | 65,554 | $18,419 |
| Grimmway Academy Shafter District | Kern County | 801 | $18,416 |
| Palermo Union Elementary | Butte County | 1,186 | $18,415 |
| Heritage Peak Charter District | Sacramento County | 1,106 | $18,410 |
| Rocketship Spark Academy District | Santa Clara County | 558 | $18,409 |
| Vista Norte Public Charter District | San Bernardino County | 631 | $18,391 |
| Ukiah Unified | Mendocino County | 5,840 | $18,383 |
| Summit Public School: Denali District | Santa Clara County | 643 | $18,361 |
| Kelseyville Unified | Lake County | 1,833 | $18,341 |
| Grossmont Union High | San Diego County | 16,738 | $18,330 |
| Sierra Unified | Fresno County | 1,319 | $18,326 |
| Siskiyou Union High | Siskiyou County | 531 | $18,322 |
| Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High District | Los Angeles County | 608 | $18,321 |
| Salinas Union High | Monterey County | 16,337 | $18,321 |
| Keppel Union Elementary | Los Angeles County | 2,549 | $18,315 |
| Anaheim Union High | Orange County | 27,748 | $18,314 |
| Accelerated Charter Elementary District | Los Angeles County | 500 | $18,310 |
| Adelanto Elementary | San Bernardino County | 7,742 | $18,289 |
| Rio Elementary | Ventura County | 5,189 | $18,284 |
| Lakeport Unified | Lake County | 1,349 | $18,268 |
| Thomas Edison Charter Academy District | San Francisco County | 590 | $18,258 |
| Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High District | Los Angeles County | 606 | $18,243 |
| Duarte Unified | Los Angeles County | 3,038 | $18,207 |
| Savanna Elementary | Orange County | 1,806 | $18,203 |
| Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary | Madera County | 846 | $18,184 |
| Covina-Valley Unified | Los Angeles County | 11,130 | $18,183 |
| El Rancho Unified | Los Angeles County | 7,255 | $18,168 |
| Val Verde Unified | Riverside County | 19,379 | $18,152 |
| Downey Unified | Los Angeles County | 22,359 | $18,148 |
| Rialto Unified | San Bernardino County | 24,132 | $18,123 |
| Oceanside Unified | San Diego County | 15,855 | $18,118 |
| San Luis Coastal Unified | San Luis Obispo County | 7,555 | $18,117 |
| San Bruno Park Elementary | San Mateo County | 2,019 | $18,103 |
| Parlier Unified | Fresno County | 3,322 | $18,101 |
| Tulare Joint Union High | Tulare County | 5,745 | $18,096 |
| Stockton Unified | San Joaquin County | 35,424 | $18,093 |
| Santa Barbara Unified | Santa Barbara County | 12,583 | $18,088 |
| Strathmore Union Elementary | Tulare County | 703 | $18,048 |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District | Los Angeles County | 669 | $18,046 |
| Esparto Unified | Yolo County | 954 | $18,041 |
| Manhattan Beach Unified | Los Angeles County | 5,895 | $18,039 |
| Ceres Unified | Stanislaus County | 13,894 | $18,030 |
| Modesto City Schools | 29,628 | $18,028 | |
| Pittsburg Unified | Contra Costa County | 10,665 | $18,011 |
| San Gabriel Unified | Los Angeles County | 4,595 | $18,009 |
| Woodlake Unified | Tulare County | 2,099 | $17,979 |
| Santa Cruz City Elementary/High | 6,118 | $17,957 | |
| Larchmont Charter District | Los Angeles County | 1,620 | $17,952 |
| Orange County Educational Arts Academy District | Orange County | 610 | $17,948 |
| Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District | Los Angeles County | 521 | $17,925 |
| Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District | Alameda County | 523 | $17,920 |
| Valle Lindo Elementary | Los Angeles County | 892 | $17,911 |
| El Centro Elementary | Imperial County | 5,256 | $17,901 |
| KIPP Corazon Academy District | Los Angeles County | 1,056 | $17,895 |
| Oroville Union High | Butte County | 2,346 | $17,877 |
| Birmingham Community Charter High District | Los Angeles County | 3,058 | $17,874 |
| Gustine Unified | Merced County | 1,746 | $17,873 |
| Palmdale Elementary | Los Angeles County | 17,788 | $17,861 |
| Vallecito Union | Calaveras County | 590 | $17,854 |
| San Jose Unified | Santa Clara County | 25,451 | $17,839 |
| Greenfield Union Elementary | Monterey County | 3,339 | $17,812 |
| Salida Union Elementary | Stanislaus County | 2,171 | $17,806 |
| East Whittier City Elementary | Los Angeles County | 7,717 | $17,792 |
| Sacramento City Unified | Sacramento County | 38,821 | $17,785 |
| Alliance Margaret M.Bloomfield Technology ACAD High District | Los Angeles County | 579 | $17,779 |
| Oroville City Elementary | Butte County | 2,124 | $17,758 |
| Redlands Unified | San Bernardino County | 19,773 | $17,755 |
| Antioch Unified | Contra Costa County | 15,192 | $17,751 |
| Palo Verde Unified | Riverside County | 2,813 | $17,741 |
| Santa Rosa City Schools | 14,932 | $17,723 | |
| Redding Elementary | Shasta County | 2,917 | $17,722 |
| Albany City Unified | Alameda County | 3,529 | $17,717 |
| Tipton Elementary | Tulare County | 519 | $17,713 |
| Lancaster Elementary | Los Angeles County | 14,001 | $17,702 |
| Campbell Union High | Santa Clara County | 8,639 | $17,678 |
| Alisal Union | Monterey County | 7,509 | $17,675 |
| Oxnard Union High | Ventura County | 16,938 | $17,674 |
| Red Bluff Joint Union High | Tehama County | 1,747 | $17,667 |
| Calipatria Unified | Imperial County | 1,172 | $17,658 |
| Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista District | Los Angeles County | 536 | $17,657 |
| Cabrillo Unified | San Mateo County | 2,748 | $17,654 |
| Moreland | Santa Clara County | 3,940 | $17,654 |
| Burton Elementary | Tulare County | 4,784 | $17,637 |
| Cajon Valley Union | San Diego County | 15,337 | $17,631 |
| Fortuna Elementary | Humboldt County | 1,104 | $17,627 |
| Vista Unified | San Diego County | 18,818 | $17,624 |
| Hope Elementary | Santa Barbara County | 839 | $17,623 |
| Miller Creek Elementary | Marin County | 1,825 | $17,596 |
| Newman-Crows Landing Unified | Stanislaus County | 3,189 | $17,589 |
| Charter Oak Unified | Los Angeles County | 4,283 | $17,587 |
| KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District | Los Angeles County | 513 | $17,571 |
| Corcoran Joint Unified | Kings County | 3,267 | $17,549 |
| Winton | Merced County | 1,904 | $17,525 |
| Ivy Academia District | Los Angeles County | 522 | $17,519 |
| Oakland School for the Arts District | Alameda County | 779 | $17,516 |
| EJE Elementary Academy Charter District | San Diego County | 564 | $17,512 |
| Larkspur-Corte Madera | Marin County | 1,262 | $17,502 |
| Empire Union Elementary | Stanislaus County | 2,875 | $17,501 |
| Cloverdale Unified | Sonoma County | 1,318 | $17,492 |
| Fort Bragg Unified | Mendocino County | 1,682 | $17,492 |
| El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District | Orange County | 956 | $17,490 |
| San Leandro Unified | Alameda County | 8,624 | $17,487 |
| Reef-Sunset Unified | Kings County | 2,722 | $17,468 |
| PUC Triumph CHRTR Academy & PUC Triumph CHRTR High District | Los Angeles County | 796 | $17,466 |
| Monterey Peninsula Unified | Monterey County | 9,257 | $17,464 |
| Lamont Elementary | Kern County | 2,696 | $17,460 |
| Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District | Los Angeles County | 557 | $17,422 |
| Hacienda la Puente Unified | Los Angeles County | 16,206 | $17,407 |
| Grimmway Academy District | Kern County | 824 | $17,396 |
| Kern High | Kern County | 43,020 | $17,392 |
| Yreka Union High | Siskiyou County | 733 | $17,385 |
| Trinity Alps Unified | Trinity County | 672 | $17,371 |
| Fullerton Elementary | Orange County | 11,626 | $17,368 |
| Willits Unified | Mendocino County | 1,534 | $17,364 |
| Soledad Unified | Monterey County | 4,748 | $17,342 |
| Brawley Elementary | Imperial County | 3,868 | $17,335 |
| Oak Grove Union Elementary | Sonoma County | 823 | $17,330 |
| Columbia Elementary | Shasta County | 754 | $17,279 |
| The Academy of Alameda District | Alameda County | 607 | $17,278 |
| Ojai Unified | Ventura County | 2,209 | $17,275 |
| Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep District | Los Angeles County | 520 | $17,263 |
| Aspire Richmond Technology Academy District | Contra Costa County | 542 | $17,258 |
| Fall River Joint Unified | Shasta County | 1,187 | $17,253 |
| Morongo Unified | San Bernardino County | 7,407 | $17,247 |
| Perris Union High | Riverside County | 11,731 | $17,247 |
| Perris Elementary | Riverside County | 5,540 | $17,235 |
| Ezequiel Tafoya Alvarado Academy District | Madera County | 650 | $17,206 |
| Gateway International District | Sacramento County | 577 | $17,205 |
| Rocketship Delta Prep District | Contra Costa County | 573 | $17,192 |
| ABC Unified | Los Angeles County | 18,354 | $17,187 |
| Animo Leadership High District | Los Angeles County | 655 | $17,182 |
| Konocti Unified | Lake County | 3,816 | $17,171 |
| Fairfax Elementary | Kern County | 2,678 | $17,170 |
| Live Oak Unified | Sutter County | 1,972 | $17,169 |
| Beardsley Elementary | Kern County | 1,941 | $17,168 |
| Santa Maria Joint Union High | Santa Barbara County | 9,251 | $17,168 |
| Wasco Union High | Kern County | 1,854 | $17,150 |
| Linden Unified | San Joaquin County | 2,277 | $17,141 |
| Encinitas Union Elementary | San Diego County | 4,648 | $17,128 |
| Standard Elementary | Kern County | 3,046 | $17,109 |
| Oak Valley Union Elementary | Tulare County | 571 | $17,103 |
| San Lorenzo Unified | Alameda County | 8,477 | $17,078 |
| Desert Sands Unified | Riverside County | 26,379 | $17,070 |
| Monrovia Unified | Los Angeles County | 5,047 | $17,068 |
| Community Collaborative Charter District | Sacramento County | 606 | $17,048 |
| Gravenstein Union Elementary | Sonoma County | 768 | $17,042 |
| Berryessa Union Elementary | Santa Clara County | 5,940 | $17,032 |
| Chowchilla Elementary | Madera County | 2,155 | $17,031 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High | Humboldt County | 1,785 | $17,026 |
| Mariposa County Unified | Mariposa County | 1,688 | $17,026 |
| Richmond College Preparatory District | Contra Costa County | 562 | $17,012 |
| Huntington Beach Union High | Orange County | 14,522 | $16,994 |
| McFarland Unified | Kern County | 3,408 | $16,989 |
| Riverside Unified | Riverside County | 39,425 | $16,986 |
| Visalia Unified | Tulare County | 28,893 | $16,966 |
| Culver City Unified | Los Angeles County | 6,826 | $16,956 |
| Magnolia Science Academy 2 District | Los Angeles County | 511 | $16,945 |
| San Marino Unified | Los Angeles County | 2,751 | $16,945 |
| Silver Oak High Public Montessori Charter District | Alameda County | 553 | $16,939 |
| River Delta Joint Unified | Solano County | 1,787 | $16,926 |
| Mammoth Unified | Mono County | 1,118 | $16,921 |
| Chawanakee Unified | Madera County | 1,433 | $16,906 |
| Alameda Unified | Alameda County | 8,830 | $16,905 |
| Stanislaus Union Elementary | Stanislaus County | 3,392 | $16,898 |
| KIPP Valiant Community Prep District | San Mateo County | 619 | $16,879 |
| Lake Tahoe Unified | El Dorado County | 3,648 | $16,879 |
| Caliber: Beta Academy District | Contra Costa County | 913 | $16,874 |
| Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District | Contra Costa County | 591 | $16,866 |
| Rocketship Rising Stars District | Santa Clara County | 593 | $16,865 |
| Upland Unified | San Bernardino County | 10,079 | $16,862 |
| Bishop Unified | Inyo County | 1,930 | $16,848 |
| Tracy Joint Unified | San Joaquin County | 13,925 | $16,832 |
| Corning Union Elementary | Tehama County | 1,990 | $16,823 |
| Greenfield Union | Kern County | 9,177 | $16,792 |
| Jefferson Elementary | San Mateo County | 4,956 | $16,792 |
| ISANA Himalia Academy District | Los Angeles County | 630 | $16,779 |
| Da Vinci Communications District | Los Angeles County | 538 | $16,775 |
| La Mesa-Spring Valley | San Diego County | 10,745 | $16,770 |
| La Canada Unified | Los Angeles County | 3,877 | $16,758 |
| Mother Lode Union Elementary | El Dorado County | 843 | $16,738 |
| Kingsburg Joint Union High | Fresno County | 1,232 | $16,736 |
| Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy District | Solano County | 919 | $16,733 |
| Mendota Unified | Fresno County | 3,920 | $16,730 |
| Huntington Beach City Elementary | Orange County | 4,703 | $16,716 |
| Glendale Unified | Los Angeles County | 24,456 | $16,709 |
| Chaffey Joint Union High | San Bernardino County | 23,145 | $16,706 |
| Davis Joint Unified | Yolo County | 8,398 | $16,704 |
| Muroc Joint Unified | Kern County | 1,738 | $16,701 |
| Denair Unified | Stanislaus County | 1,300 | $16,696 |
| Options for Youth-San Juan District | Sacramento County | 796 | $16,690 |
| Turlock Unified | Stanislaus County | 13,377 | $16,686 |
| Mark West Union Elementary | Sonoma County | 1,305 | $16,678 |
| Samueli Academy District | Orange County | 803 | $16,666 |
| Old Adobe Union | Sonoma County | 1,836 | $16,647 |
| Victor Elementary | San Bernardino County | 12,420 | $16,630 |
| Arcadia Unified | Los Angeles County | 8,818 | $16,616 |
| Exeter Unified | Tulare County | 2,663 | $16,614 |
| Riverbank Unified | Stanislaus County | 2,972 | $16,613 |
| Ventura Unified | Ventura County | 14,980 | $16,607 |
| Yu Ming Charter District | Alameda County | 766 | $16,602 |
| Fortune District | Sacramento County | 1,866 | $16,602 |
| Yosemite Unified | Madera County | 1,385 | $16,598 |
| Merced Union High | Merced County | 11,226 | $16,578 |
| Chatom Union | Stanislaus County | 565 | $16,577 |
| Fowler Unified | Fresno County | 2,571 | $16,562 |
| Rim of the World Unified | San Bernardino County | 2,890 | $16,560 |
| Nuview Union | Riverside County | 2,161 | $16,553 |
| Ocean View | Orange County | 6,809 | $16,553 |
| Bay View Academy District | Monterey County | 501 | $16,549 |
| Newark Unified | Alameda County | 4,955 | $16,523 |
| Center Joint Unified | Sacramento County | 4,199 | $16,517 |
| Cottonwood Union Elementary | Shasta County | 892 | $16,516 |
| Bear Valley Unified | San Bernardino County | 2,145 | $16,512 |
| Livingston Union | Merced County | 2,504 | $16,497 |
| Lodi Unified | San Joaquin County | 27,323 | $16,495 |
| Roseland Charter District | Sonoma County | 1,293 | $16,475 |
| East Side Union High | Santa Clara County | 21,148 | $16,470 |
| McKinleyville Union Elementary | Humboldt County | 929 | $16,467 |
| Yuba City Unified | Sutter County | 11,685 | $16,452 |
| Auburn Union Elementary | Placer County | 1,548 | $16,435 |
| Placer Union High | Placer County | 4,012 | $16,433 |
| Chico Unified | Alameda County | 12,088 | $16,422 |
| Ross Valley Elementary | Marin County | 1,724 | $16,401 |
| Los Banos Unified | Merced County | 11,020 | $16,392 |
| Petaluma City Elementary/Joint Union High | 7,084 | $16,390 | |
| Imagine Schools Riverside County District | Riverside County | 1,312 | $16,388 |
| Galt Joint Union High | Sacramento County | 2,066 | $16,359 |
| Weaver Union | Merced County | 3,130 | $16,359 |
| Mojave Unified | Kern County | 3,009 | $16,357 |
| Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified | San Bernardino County | 8,551 | $16,356 |
| Summit Public School: Tamalpais District | Contra Costa County | 613 | $16,312 |
| Paso Robles Joint Unified | San Luis Obispo County | 6,341 | $16,310 |
| Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne District | Riverside County | 693 | $16,304 |
| Gridley Unified | Butte County | 2,035 | $16,292 |
| Winters Joint Unified | Yolo County | 1,569 | $16,282 |
| Orinda Union Elementary | Contra Costa County | 2,516 | $16,280 |
| Moraga Elementary | Contra Costa County | 1,735 | $16,252 |
| Galt Joint Union Elementary | Sacramento County | 3,352 | $16,245 |
| San Juan Unified | Sacramento County | 38,119 | $16,227 |
| Grass Valley Elementary | Nevada County | 1,602 | $16,221 |
| Temple City Unified | Los Angeles County | 5,227 | $16,221 |
| Santa Rita Union Elementary | Monterey County | 3,231 | $16,217 |
| Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Barbara County | 16,703 | $16,207 |
| Cambrian | Santa Clara County | 2,919 | $16,205 |
| Martinez Unified | Contra Costa County | 3,772 | $16,203 |
| Central Unified | Fresno County | 15,742 | $16,198 |
| Community Outreach Academy District | Sacramento County | 1,714 | $16,191 |
| Oak Grove Elementary | Santa Clara County | 8,663 | $16,184 |
| Cupertino Union | Santa Clara County | 13,467 | $16,179 |
| Patterson Joint Unified | Stanislaus County | 6,177 | $16,177 |
| KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District | San Mateo County | 733 | $16,176 |
| New Jerusalem Elementary | San Joaquin County | 1,651 | $16,176 |
| Pleasanton Unified | Alameda County | 13,876 | $16,170 |
| Enterprise Elementary | Shasta County | 3,592 | $16,166 |
| Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary | San Diego County | 567 | $16,163 |
| Bonsall Unified | San Diego County | 2,163 | $16,161 |
| King City Union | Monterey County | 2,578 | $16,155 |
| Da Vinci Design District | Los Angeles County | 538 | $16,126 |
| Cypress Elementary | Orange County | 3,389 | $16,126 |
| Liberty Union High | Contra Costa County | 8,233 | $16,126 |
| Corning Union High | Tehama County | 1,138 | $16,120 |
| Eureka City Schools | Humboldt County | 3,580 | $16,119 |
| Encore Jr./Sr. High Sch for the Perf & Visual Arts District | San Bernardino County | 630 | $16,103 |
| Dinuba Unified | Tulare County | 6,471 | $16,098 |
| Conejo Valley Unified | Ventura County | 16,347 | $16,093 |
| Summerville Union High | Tuolumne County | 668 | $16,090 |
| Woodland Joint Unified | Yolo County | 9,531 | $16,077 |
| Lakeside Union Elementary | San Diego County | 4,538 | $16,075 |
| Union Elementary | Santa Clara County | 5,355 | $16,075 |
| Lake Elsinore Unified | Riverside County | 20,815 | $16,068 |
| Roseville Joint Union High | Placer County | 10,570 | $16,067 |
| Lompoc Unified | Santa Barbara County | 9,061 | $16,048 |
| Chowchilla Union High | Madera County | 1,145 | $16,045 |
| Armona Union Elementary | Kings County | 1,138 | $16,044 |
| Morgan Hill Unified | Santa Clara County | 8,013 | $16,041 |
| Sylvan Union Elementary | Stanislaus County | 7,972 | $16,034 |
| Guajome Park Academy Charter District | San Diego County | 1,346 | $16,027 |
| Hughson Unified | Stanislaus County | 2,157 | $16,025 |
| Claremont Unified | Los Angeles County | 6,386 | $16,022 |
| Hanford Elementary | Kings County | 5,525 | $16,020 |
| Lafayette Elementary | Contra Costa County | 3,180 | $16,013 |
| Washington Unified | Yolo County | 7,427 | $15,988 |
| Gilroy Unified | Santa Clara County | 10,428 | $15,969 |
| Novato Unified | Marin County | 7,208 | $15,969 |
| Biggs Unified | Butte County | 532 | $15,964 |
| Antelope Valley Union High | Los Angeles County | 22,035 | $15,960 |
| Modoc Joint Unified | Modoc County | 832 | $15,958 |
| East Bay Innovation Academy District | Alameda County | 533 | $15,957 |
| Bullis Charter District | Santa Clara County | 1,058 | $15,922 |
| Elk Grove Unified | Sacramento County | 62,061 | $15,921 |
| Brea-Olinda Unified | Orange County | 5,811 | $15,906 |
| Chula Vista Elementary | San Diego County | 22,226 | $15,904 |
| Milpitas Unified | Santa Clara County | 9,967 | $15,875 |
| Lucia Mar Unified | San Luis Obispo County | 9,591 | $15,856 |
| Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | Sonoma County | 6,010 | $15,849 |
| Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary | Kern County | 1,012 | $15,831 |
| Capistrano Unified | Orange County | 41,855 | $15,820 |
| Valley Center-Pauma Unified | San Diego County | 3,801 | $15,786 |
| Sanger Unified | Fresno County | 13,188 | $15,780 |
| Twin Hills Union Elementary | Sonoma County | 959 | $15,776 |
| Las Virgenes Unified | Los Angeles County | 9,732 | $15,763 |
| Byron Union Elementary | Contra Costa County | 1,230 | $15,732 |
| Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy District | Los Angeles County | 583 | $15,719 |
| Fortuna Union High | Humboldt County | 1,066 | $15,711 |
| Aromas - San Juan Unified | San Benito County | 993 | $15,708 |
| Fullerton Joint Union High | Orange County | 13,173 | $15,701 |
| Marysville Joint Unified | Yuba County | 10,174 | $15,688 |
| Anderson Union High | Shasta County | 1,622 | $15,657 |
| Panama-Buena Vista Union | Kern County | 19,107 | $15,641 |
| Southern Kern Unified | Kern County | 3,663 | $15,641 |
| Nea Community Learning Center District | Alameda County | 524 | $15,632 |
| Humphreys College Academy of Business Law and ED District | San Joaquin County | 1,189 | $15,621 |
| Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Orange County | 23,138 | $15,609 |
| Kerman Unified | Fresno County | 5,358 | $15,605 |
| Windsor Unified | Sonoma County | 4,634 | $15,579 |
| Tulare City | Tulare County | 9,172 | $15,574 |
| Nevada City Elementary | Nevada County | 684 | $15,570 |
| Hesperia Unified | San Bernardino County | 22,962 | $15,560 |
| Keiller Leadership Academy District | San Diego County | 603 | $15,527 |
| Saddleback Valley Unified | Orange County | 23,711 | $15,515 |
| Wiseburn Unified | Los Angeles County | 2,491 | $15,501 |
| South Monterey County Joint Union High | Monterey County | 2,762 | $15,479 |
| San Miguel Joint Union | San Luis Obispo County | 655 | $15,478 |
| Burlingame Elementary | San Mateo County | 3,284 | $15,474 |
| Soquel Union Elementary | Santa Cruz County | 1,654 | $15,473 |
| CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community District | Los Angeles County | 741 | $15,447 |
| Hilmar Unified | Merced County | 2,313 | $15,436 |
| Beaumont Unified | Riverside County | 11,820 | $15,430 |
| Plumas Lake Elementary | Yuba County | 1,499 | $15,424 |
| Sonora Union High | Tuolumne County | 1,087 | $15,423 |
| iQ Academy California-Los Angeles District | Ventura County | 1,289 | $15,418 |
| Evergreen Union | Tehama County | 1,176 | $15,408 |
| Livermore Valley Joint Unified | Alameda County | 12,956 | $15,408 |
| Black Oak Mine Unified | El Dorado County | 1,253 | $15,405 |
| Monarch River Academy District | Tulare County | 1,125 | $15,389 |
| Tustin Unified | Orange County | 21,830 | $15,381 |
| Pacifica | San Mateo County | 2,759 | $15,380 |
| Centralia Elementary | Orange County | 4,129 | $15,375 |
| Atwater Elementary | Merced County | 4,930 | $15,365 |
| Millbrae Elementary | San Mateo County | 2,075 | $15,353 |
| San Ramon Valley Unified | Contra Costa County | 29,680 | $15,351 |
| Simi Valley Unified | Ventura County | 15,899 | $15,349 |
| Sweetwater Union High | San Diego County | 36,109 | $15,327 |
| Mesa Union Elementary | Ventura County | 564 | $15,326 |
| Romoland Elementary | Riverside County | 4,545 | $15,316 |
| South Pasadena Unified | Los Angeles County | 4,651 | $15,308 |
| Granada Hills Charter District | Los Angeles County | 5,869 | $15,273 |
| Mt. Diablo Unified | Contra Costa County | 29,201 | $15,273 |
| Lemoore Union Elementary | Kings County | 3,229 | $15,260 |
| William S. Hart Union High | Los Angeles County | 21,011 | $15,249 |
| Pollock Pines Elementary | El Dorado County | 590 | $15,242 |
| Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle District | San Diego County | 1,440 | $15,229 |
| Middletown Unified | Lake County | 1,449 | $15,221 |
| Corona-Norco Unified | Riverside County | 50,790 | $15,219 |
| Sulphur Springs Union | Los Angeles County | 5,210 | $15,214 |
| Calaveras Unified | Calaveras County | 2,900 | $15,211 |
| Da Vinci Science District | Los Angeles County | 560 | $15,207 |
| Merced City Elementary | Merced County | 10,973 | $15,186 |
| Vacaville Unified | Solano County | 12,608 | $15,182 |
| Dublin Unified | Alameda County | 12,557 | $15,177 |
| New Haven Unified | Alameda County | 10,235 | $15,166 |
| Sierra Sands Unified | Kern County | 5,088 | $15,165 |
| Lemoore Union High | Kings County | 1,946 | $15,162 |
| Shasta Union High | Shasta County | 4,265 | $15,160 |
| Sutter Union High | Sutter County | 802 | $15,160 |
| Fremont Unified | Alameda County | 33,107 | $15,152 |
| Castaic Union | Los Angeles County | 1,896 | $15,149 |
| Pacific Collegiate Charter District | Santa Cruz County | 533 | $15,144 |
| Orange Unified | Orange County | 24,764 | $15,133 |
| Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District | San Diego County | 1,297 | $15,130 |
| Poway Unified | San Diego County | 34,900 | $15,127 |
| Clovis Unified | Fresno County | 42,802 | $15,101 |
| Evergreen Elementary | Santa Clara County | 8,880 | $15,099 |
| Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District | San Bernardino County | 734 | $15,086 |
| Central Elementary | San Bernardino County | 4,267 | $15,077 |
| River Springs Charter District | Riverside County | 6,886 | $15,068 |
| Lassen Union High | Lassen County | 864 | $15,065 |
| Los Alamitos Unified | Orange County | 8,934 | $15,064 |
| Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District | Santa Clara County | 520 | $15,060 |
| High Tech High District | San Diego County | 521 | $15,060 |
| Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Work Force Investment District | San Bernardino County | 569 | $15,053 |
| Hamilton Unified | Glenn County | 711 | $15,051 |
| Torrance Unified | Los Angeles County | 21,776 | $15,037 |
| Scale Leadership Academy - East District | San Bernardino County | 956 | $15,031 |
| KIPP San Jose Collegiate District | Santa Clara County | 516 | $15,031 |
| iLEAD Lancaster Charter District | Los Angeles County | 741 | $15,022 |
| Carlsbad Unified | San Diego County | 10,981 | $15,022 |
| Murrieta Valley Unified | Riverside County | 22,365 | $15,012 |
| Preuss School UCSD District | San Diego County | 839 | $15,008 |
| Folsom-Cordova Unified | Sacramento County | 20,550 | $15,003 |
| Hanford Joint Union High | Kings County | 4,237 | $15,003 |
| Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District | San Diego County | 543 | $15,002 |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Los Angeles County | 10,457 | $14,998 |
| McCabe Union Elementary | Imperial County | 1,209 | $14,989 |
| John Muir Charter District | Nevada County | 558 | $14,986 |
| Orland Joint Unified | Glenn County | 2,262 | $14,982 |
| Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District | Riverside County | 817 | $14,979 |
| Willows Unified | Glenn County | 1,391 | $14,978 |
| Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District | Santa Cruz County | 511 | $14,967 |
| Taft City | Kern County | 2,402 | $14,953 |
| Atascadero Unified | San Luis Obispo County | 4,296 | $14,952 |
| Natomas Unified | Sacramento County | 14,552 | $14,943 |
| Journey District | Riverside County | 550 | $14,942 |
| San Benito High | San Benito County | 3,556 | $14,933 |
| Helendale Elementary | San Bernardino County | 1,103 | $14,928 |
| Tehachapi Unified | Kern County | 4,170 | $14,888 |
| Fruitvale Elementary | Kern County | 3,031 | $14,813 |
| Manteca Unified | San Joaquin County | 24,667 | $14,789 |
| Rocklin Unified | Placer County | 11,407 | $14,786 |
| California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District | Ventura County | 5,407 | $14,748 |
| Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary | San Mateo County | 3,945 | $14,744 |
| Oakdale Joint Unified | Stanislaus County | 5,227 | $14,736 |
| University Preparatory Academy Charter District | Santa Clara County | 713 | $14,728 |
| Brentwood Union Elementary | Contra Costa County | 9,435 | $14,714 |
| San Jose Charter Academy District | Los Angeles County | 1,258 | $14,707 |
| Norton Science and Language Academy District | San Bernardino County | 1,106 | $14,702 |
| Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles District | Ventura County | 888 | $14,699 |
| Valor Academy Middle District | Los Angeles County | 510 | $14,698 |
| Gold Trail Union Elementary | El Dorado County | 520 | $14,671 |
| El Dorado Union High | El Dorado County | 6,716 | $14,669 |
| Roseville City Elementary | Placer County | 11,583 | $14,665 |
| Napa Valley Unified | Napa County | 16,174 | $14,662 |
| Imperial Unified | Imperial County | 4,540 | $14,654 |
| Fairfield-Suisun Unified | Solano County | 20,559 | $14,652 |
| Antelope Elementary | Tehama County | 812 | $14,649 |
| Ramona City Unified | Tulare County | 5,082 | $14,643 |
| St. HOPE Public School 7 District | Sacramento County | 557 | $14,637 |
| Barstow Unified | San Bernardino County | 6,396 | $14,633 |
| San Marcos Unified | San Diego County | 19,532 | $14,622 |
| Hollister | San Benito County | 5,670 | $14,616 |
| Washington Union Elementary | Monterey County | 734 | $14,614 |
| Valley Life Charter District | Tulare County | 662 | $14,607 |
| KIPP King Collegiate High District | Alameda County | 658 | $14,605 |
| Castro Valley Unified | Alameda County | 9,207 | $14,601 |
| California Virtual Academy at Maricopa District | Ventura County | 1,130 | $14,600 |
| Colusa Unified | Colusa County | 1,533 | $14,597 |
| Burbank Unified | Los Angeles County | 14,432 | $14,592 |
| Elite Public District | Solano County | 671 | $14,566 |
| Lincoln Unified | San Joaquin County | 8,826 | $14,566 |
| REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District | Riverside County | 624 | $14,561 |
| Walnut Creek Elementary | Contra Costa County | 3,435 | $14,533 |
| Santee | San Diego County | 6,151 | $14,532 |
| Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District | Stanislaus County | 596 | $14,530 |
| Amador County Unified | Amador County | 4,107 | $14,526 |
| Chino Valley Unified | San Bernardino County | 25,645 | $14,518 |
| Bonita Unified | Los Angeles County | 9,943 | $14,509 |
| Placerville Union Elementary | El Dorado County | 1,167 | $14,508 |
| Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District | Alameda County | 614 | $14,507 |
| Etiwanda Elementary | San Bernardino County | 13,400 | $14,499 |
| San Dieguito Union High | San Diego County | 12,615 | $14,491 |
| Pacific View Charter District | San Diego County | 633 | $14,488 |
| Lowell Joint | Los Angeles County | 3,014 | $14,481 |
| Rocketship Futuro Academy District | Contra Costa County | 672 | $14,457 |
| Hermosa Beach City Elementary | Los Angeles County | 1,277 | $14,456 |
| Clayton Valley Charter High District | Contra Costa County | 2,381 | $14,448 |
| Oak Park Unified | Ventura County | 4,236 | $14,447 |
| Alpine Union Elementary | San Diego County | 1,523 | $14,443 |
| California Virtual Academy at Fresno District | Ventura County | 1,184 | $14,403 |
| Templeton Unified | San Luis Obispo County | 2,258 | $14,378 |
| Sonora Elementary | Tuolumne County | 724 | $14,377 |
| Irvine Unified | Orange County | 36,542 | $14,373 |
| Pleasant Valley | Ventura County | 5,808 | $14,358 |
| Snowline Joint Unified | San Bernardino County | 7,961 | $14,356 |
| Scotts Valley Unified | Santa Cruz County | 2,168 | $14,354 |
| Santa Clarita Valley International District | Los Angeles County | 766 | $14,351 |
| Gompers Preparatory Academy District | San Diego County | 1,279 | $14,348 |
| Fountain Valley Elementary | Orange County | 5,976 | $14,338 |
| Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita District | Los Angeles County | 1,260 | $14,337 |
| Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District | Ventura County | 819 | $14,327 |
| Dixon Unified | Solano County | 3,021 | $14,313 |
| Alta Loma Elementary | San Bernardino County | 5,498 | $14,312 |
| Western Placer Unified | Placer County | 7,593 | $14,312 |
| Excelsior Charter District | San Bernardino County | 2,180 | $14,295 |
| New West Charter District | Los Angeles County | 997 | $14,287 |
| Benicia Unified | Solano County | 4,372 | $14,271 |
| Palisades Charter High District | Los Angeles County | 2,959 | $14,266 |
| Waugh Elementary | Sonoma County | 775 | $14,235 |
| JCS - Pine Hills District | Riverside County | 755 | $14,225 |
| Oakley Union Elementary | Contra Costa County | 5,059 | $14,223 |
| Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District | Sacramento County | 505 | $14,222 |
| California Virtual Academy at Kings District | Ventura County | 547 | $14,218 |
| Redondo Beach Unified | Los Angeles County | 9,541 | $14,216 |
| San Lorenzo Valley Unified | Santa Cruz County | 2,384 | $14,213 |
| Helix High District | San Diego County | 2,502 | $14,194 |
| Travis Unified | Solano County | 5,340 | $14,183 |
| Temecula Valley Unified | Riverside County | 26,538 | $14,165 |
| Pacheco Union Elementary | Shasta County | 680 | $14,154 |
| Orcutt Union Elementary | Santa Barbara County | 4,717 | $14,143 |
| Chico Country Day District | Butte County | 566 | $14,115 |
| CORE Butte Charter District | Butte County | 848 | $14,058 |
| Mojave River Academy - National Trails District | San Bernardino County | 655 | $14,044 |
| Saugus Union | Los Angeles County | 9,097 | $14,043 |
| Riverside Preparatory District | San Bernardino County | 2,508 | $14,031 |
| WISH Community District | Los Angeles County | 850 | $14,028 |
| Aspire Langston Hughes Academy District | San Joaquin County | 770 | $14,006 |
| Connecting Waters Charter District | Stanislaus County | 762 | $14,005 |
| Durham Unified | Butte County | 996 | $13,980 |
| Moorpark Unified | Ventura County | 5,820 | $13,979 |
| Walnut Valley Unified | Los Angeles County | 13,494 | $13,963 |
| Williams Unified | Colusa County | 1,350 | $13,951 |
| McSwain Union Elementary | Merced County | 883 | $13,945 |
| Pacific Springs Charter District | San Diego County | 514 | $13,944 |
| Menifee Union | Riverside County | 11,816 | $13,911 |
| Buckeye Union Elementary | El Dorado County | 4,274 | $13,910 |
| Sundale Union Elementary | Tulare County | 824 | $13,853 |
| Discovery Charter District | Santa Clara County | 535 | $13,815 |
| Ocean Charter District | Los Angeles County | 552 | $13,790 |
| Placer Hills Union Elementary | Placer County | 766 | $13,785 |
| Pierce Joint Unified | Colusa County | 1,490 | $13,742 |
| Newhall | Los Angeles County | 5,927 | $13,698 |
| UNIV Preparation Charter SCH @ CSU Channel Islands District | Ventura County | 693 | $13,683 |
| Higher Learning Academy District | Sacramento County | 533 | $13,679 |
| Solvang Elementary | Santa Barbara County | 593 | $13,675 |
| Mark Twain Union Elementary | Calaveras County | 765 | $13,661 |
| Charter School of Morgan Hill District | Santa Clara County | 654 | $13,650 |
| The O'Farrell Charter District | San Diego County | 1,818 | $13,647 |
| El Segundo Unified | Los Angeles County | 3,508 | $13,614 |
| Granite Mountain Charter District | San Bernardino County | 3,433 | $13,611 |
| Glendora Unified | Los Angeles County | 6,525 | $13,607 |
| Mountain View Elementary | San Bernardino County | 3,035 | $13,605 |
| Classical Academy High District | San Diego County | 1,283 | $13,590 |
| Escalon Unified | San Joaquin County | 2,669 | $13,561 |
| California Virtual Academy at Sutter District | Ventura County | 1,394 | $13,556 |
| Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary | Nevada County | 1,403 | $13,552 |
| Rosedale Union Elementary | Kern County | 6,041 | $13,538 |
| Penn Valley Union Elementary | Nevada County | 609 | $13,529 |
| California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin District | Ventura County | 2,561 | $13,527 |
| Gorman Learning Center District | San Bernardino County | 1,188 | $13,520 |
| Susanville Elementary | Lassen County | 1,044 | $13,520 |
| El Camino Real Charter High District | Los Angeles County | 3,577 | $13,498 |
| Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District | Contra Costa County | 502 | $13,492 |
| California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District | Ventura County | 814 | $13,474 |
| Union Hill Elementary | Nevada County | 682 | $13,456 |
| Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain District | San Bernardino County | 538 | $13,400 |
| Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District | Santa Clara County | 544 | $13,395 |
| High Tech High Chula Vista District | San Diego County | 639 | $13,366 |
| California Virtual Academy San Mateo District | Ventura County | 1,009 | $13,356 |
| Westside Union Elementary | Los Angeles County | 8,911 | $13,324 |
| Eureka Union | Placer County | 3,152 | $13,258 |
| Santiago Middle District | Orange County | 1,079 | $13,254 |
| Cutten Elementary | Humboldt County | 562 | $13,254 |
| American Indian Public Charter II District | Alameda County | 625 | $13,246 |
| Yosemite Valley Charter District | Fresno County | 2,551 | $13,190 |
| Golden Valley Unified | Madera County | 2,566 | $13,158 |
| Peabody Charter District | Santa Barbara County | 767 | $13,158 |
| Knightsen Elementary | Contra Costa County | 577 | $13,146 |
| Great Valley Academy District | Stanislaus County | 847 | $13,113 |
| South Sutter Charter District | Sutter County | 2,295 | $13,073 |
| Ripon Unified | San Joaquin County | 3,302 | $13,060 |
| Bennett Valley Union Elementary | Sonoma County | 951 | $13,058 |
| Classical Academy Vista District | San Diego County | 573 | $13,038 |
| California Virtual Academy @ San Diego District | Ventura County | 3,294 | $13,036 |
| Hollister Prep District | San Benito County | 539 | $13,032 |
| Compass Charter School of Yolo District | Ventura County | 671 | $13,025 |
| Horizon Charter District | Placer County | 1,508 | $12,981 |
| Pacific Coast Academy District | San Diego County | 4,891 | $12,974 |
| San Jacinto Valley Academy District | Riverside County | 1,571 | $12,973 |
| Redding School of the Arts District | Shasta County | 602 | $12,965 |
| Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District | Contra Costa County | 556 | $12,962 |
| Literacy First Charter District | San Diego County | 1,972 | $12,951 |
| Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District | San Bernardino County | 527 | $12,884 |
| Cabrillo Point Academy District | San Diego County | 4,283 | $12,879 |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley District | Orange County | 680 | $12,871 |
| Steele Canyon High District | San Diego County | 2,168 | $12,840 |
| Dry Creek Joint Elementary | Placer County | 6,474 | $12,839 |
| Vista Oaks Charter District | San Joaquin County | 936 | $12,766 |
| The Language Academy of Sacramento District | Sacramento County | 616 | $12,766 |
| Apple Valley Unified | San Bernardino County | 13,603 | $12,714 |
| Rescue Union Elementary | El Dorado County | 3,520 | $12,698 |
| Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy District | San Joaquin County | 685 | $12,696 |
| Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District | Riverside County | 507 | $12,686 |
| North County Joint Union Elementary | San Benito County | 743 | $12,680 |
| Classical Academy District | San Diego County | 1,531 | $12,672 |
| Coastal Academy Charter District | San Diego County | 1,789 | $12,672 |
| Cottonwood District | El Dorado County | 2,798 | $12,667 |
| Empire Springs Charter District | San Bernardino County | 1,497 | $12,665 |
| Grant Elementary | Shasta County | 645 | $12,616 |
| Blue Ridge Academy District | Kern County | 6,751 | $12,591 |
| Leadership Public Schools - Hayward District | Alameda County | 582 | $12,576 |
| California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District | Sacramento County | 1,426 | $12,561 |
| Mission Vista Academy District | Riverside County | 4,794 | $12,554 |
| Orange County Classical Academy District | Orange County | 529 | $12,526 |
| Lashon Academy District | Los Angeles County | 526 | $12,437 |
| Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive District | San Bernardino County | 956 | $12,413 |
| Spreckels Union Elementary | Monterey County | 918 | $12,385 |
| EPIC CHRTR(Excellence Perf Innovation Citzenship) DIST | Orange County | 1,005 | $12,379 |
| Sky Mountain Charter District | El Dorado County | 2,138 | $12,374 |
| Norris Elementary | Kern County | 3,878 | $12,353 |
| Visions In Education District | Sacramento County | 6,591 | $12,305 |
| Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter District | San Bernardino County | 3,048 | $12,297 |
| Da Vinci Connect District | Los Angeles County | 814 | $12,276 |
| Excel Academy Charter District | Orange County | 1,048 | $12,270 |
| Inspire Charter School - North District | Sutter County | 2,365 | $12,263 |
| Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | Stanislaus County | 1,176 | $12,190 |
| Heartland Charter District | Kern County | 4,700 | $12,151 |
| Temecula Valley Charter District | Riverside County | 530 | $12,147 |
| Natomas Charter District | Sacramento County | 1,869 | $12,142 |
| Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) District | San Francisco County | 3,019 | $12,142 |
| Great Valley Academy - Salida District | Stanislaus County | 823 | $12,141 |
| Escuela Popular/CTR for TRN and Careers FAM Lrng District | Santa Clara County | 528 | $12,121 |
| Lakeside Union | Kern County | 1,570 | $12,108 |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District | Orange County | 846 | $12,043 |
| Lake View Charter District | Glenn County | 723 | $12,039 |
| Shasta View Academy District | Shasta County | 509 | $12,024 |
| California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus District | Sacramento County | 536 | $11,963 |
| Community Roots Academy District | Orange County | 783 | $11,959 |
| California Connections Academy @ Ripon District | San Joaquin County | 1,766 | $11,861 |
| Escondido Charter High District | San Diego County | 927 | $11,817 |
| LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy District | San Bernardino County | 531 | $11,814 |
| CA Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus District | El Dorado County | 515 | $11,732 |
| Loomis Union Elementary | Placer County | 2,889 | $11,712 |
| Clarksville Charter District | El Dorado County | 1,937 | $11,673 |
| Excel Academy Charter District | Orange County | 545 | $11,585 |
| Jefferson Elementary | San Joaquin County | 2,623 | $11,551 |
| Lammersville Joint Unified | San Joaquin County | 7,520 | $11,535 |
| California Connections Academy@Central District | San Joaquin County | 696 | $11,530 |
| iLEAD Hybrid District | Los Angeles County | 3,575 | $11,459 |
| Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District | Stanislaus County | 624 | $11,433 |
| John Adams Academy - Lincoln District | Placer County | 1,376 | $11,419 |
| Community Montessori District | San Diego County | 762 | $11,407 |
| California Connections Academy Southern California District | Orange County | 5,141 | $11,334 |
| Santa Rosa Academy District | Riverside County | 1,569 | $11,322 |
| Journey District | Orange County | 582 | $11,297 |
| Pacific Union Elementary | Humboldt County | 571 | $11,205 |
| Ocean Grove Charter District | Santa Cruz County | 3,023 | $11,184 |
| John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills District | El Dorado County | 1,217 | $11,137 |
| Inland Leaders Charter District | San Bernardino County | 984 | $11,122 |
| California Innovative Career Academy District | Sacramento County | 2,202 | $11,083 |
| Temecula Preparatory District | Riverside County | 1,079 | $10,941 |
| Academy for Academic Excellence District | San Bernardino County | 1,484 | $10,910 |
| John Adams Academy - Roseville District | Placer County | 1,590 | $10,784 |
| NextGeneration STEAM Academy District | San Joaquin County | 763 | $10,654 |
| Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle District | San Joaquin County | 567 | $10,526 |
| Kairos Public School Vacaville Academy District | Solano County | 645 | $10,501 |
| River Islands Technology Academy II District | San Joaquin County | 993 | $10,378 |
| Impact Academy of Arts & Technology District | Alameda County | 775 | $10,248 |
| Rocklin Academy Gateway District | Placer County | 1,176 | $10,041 |
| Rio Valley Charter District | San Joaquin County | 787 | $10,038 |
| Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education District | Ventura County | 583 | $10,026 |
| Highlands Community Charter District | Sacramento County | 6,749 | $10,008 |
| Heartwood Charter District | Sonoma County | 528 | $9,780 |
| Heritage K-8 Charter District | San Diego County | 1,328 | $9,675 |
| Liberty Elementary | Tulare County | 781 | $9,526 |
| Western Sierra Collegiate Academy District | Placer County | 773 | $9,278 |
| Valley View Charter Prep District | San Joaquin County | 613 | $8,199 |
| Sutter Peak Charter Academy District | Sutter County | 613 | $7,788 |
Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).
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