California · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in California

Schools in California ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

$16,509
CA avg per student
$16,593
National avg per student
-1%
Vs national average
100
Schools listed

The spending picture in one line

Sutter County Special Education tops the list: its district, Sutter County Office of Education, spends $98,890 per student, against a California average of $16,509.

$98,890
per-student spend in Sutter County Office of Education
$16,509
California average
$16,593
national average
Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.
# School DistrictPer Student
1 Sutter County Special Education Yuba City · other Sutter County Office of Education $98,890
2 Imperial County Special Education El Centro · other Imperial County Office of Education $97,749
3 Imperial Pathways Charter El Centro · high Imperial County Office of Education $97,749
4 Valley Academy El Centro · other Imperial County Office of Education $97,749
5 Valley Oaks Charter Bakersfield · other Kern County Office of Education $93,561
6 Kern County Special Education Bakersfield · other Kern County Office of Education $93,561
7 Kern County Community Bakersfield · other Kern County Office of Education $93,561
8 Kern County Juvenile Court Bakersfield · other Kern County Office of Education $93,561
9 Access County Community Costa Mesa · other Orange County Department of Education $90,934
10 Orange County Special Education Costa Mesa · other Orange County Department of Education $90,934
11 Occs:Chep/Pchs Tustin · other Orange County Department of Education $90,934
12 Access Juvenile Hall Costa Mesa · other Orange County Department of Education $90,934
13 College and Career Preparatory Academy Santa Ana · high Orange County Department of Education $90,934
14 S.F. County Special Education San Francisco · other San Francisco County Office of Education $88,456
15 S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop) San Francisco · other San Francisco County Office of Education $88,456
16 S.F. County Civic Center Secondary San Francisco · other San Francisco County Office of Education $88,456
17 William Finch Orland · other Glenn County Office of Education $78,042
18 Success One! Orland · high Glenn County Office of Education $78,042
19 Glenn County Special Education Willows · other Glenn County Office of Education $78,042
20 Jack London Elementary Santa Rosa · elementary Piner-Olivet Union Elementary $71,156
21 Charter Alternative Program (Cap) El Dorado · elementary El Dorado County Office of Education $68,327
22 Charter Community School Home Study Academy Placerville · other El Dorado County Office of Education $68,327
23 Special Education Placerville · other El Dorado County Office of Education $68,327
24 Gould Educational Center Madera · other Madera County Superintendent of Schools $64,738
25 Pioneer Technical Center Madera · other Madera County Superintendent of Schools $64,738
26 Madera County Independent Academy Madera · other Madera County Superintendent of Schools $64,738
27 Merced County Special Education Merced · other Merced County Office of Education $61,111
28 Merced Scholars Charter Merced · other Merced County Office of Education $61,111
29 Valley Los Banos Community Los Banos · other Merced County Office of Education $61,111
30 Come Back Charter Merced · high Merced County Office of Education $61,111
31 Valley Atwater Community Atwater · other Merced County Office of Education $61,111
32 Valley Merced Community Merced · other Merced County Office of Education $61,111
33 Floyd a. Schelby Livingston · other Merced County Office of Education $61,111
34 Vista De Las Cruces Gaviota · elementary Vista Del Mar Union $60,750
35 Diamond Valley Elementary Markleeville · elementary Alpine County Unified $60,328
36 Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter Marysville · other Yuba County Office of Education $56,115
37 Yuba County Special Education Marysville · other Yuba County Office of Education $56,115
38 Bolinas-Stinson Elementary Bolinas · elementary Bolinas-Stinson Union $54,511
39 Santa Cruz County Community Santa Cruz · other Santa Cruz County Office of Education $48,496
40 Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter Freedom · high Santa Cruz County Office of Education $48,496
41 Santa Cruz County Special Education Santa Cruz · other Santa Cruz County Office of Education $48,496
42 Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter San Diego · high Mono County Office of Education $45,319
43 Opportunities for Learning - Duarte Duarte · other Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $41,301
44 Desert Sands Charter Lancaster · high Desert Sands Charter District $40,182
45 Mountain Oaks San Andreas · other Calaveras County Office of Education $38,896
46 Santa Ynez Elementary Santa Ynez · elementary College Elementary $38,529
47 Horicon Elementary Annapolis · elementary Horicon Elementary $38,517
48 Dunsmuir High Dunsmuir · high Dunsmuir Joint Union High $37,705
49 Arcata Elementary Arcata · elementary Arcata Elementary $37,179
50 Sunny Brae Middle Arcata · middle Arcata Elementary $37,179
51 Tomales Elementary Tomales · elementary Shoreline Unified $36,707
52 Tomales High Tomales · high Shoreline Unified $36,707
53 West Marin Elementary Point Reyes Station · elementary Shoreline Unified $36,707
54 Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart Valencia · other Opportunities for Learning - Santa Clarita District $36,066
55 Woodside Elementary Woodside · elementary Woodside Elementary $35,732
56 Dehesa Elementary El Cajon · elementary Dehesa Elementary $35,562
57 Julian High Julian · high Julian Union High $35,448
58 Montecito Union Santa Barbara · elementary Montecito Union Elementary $35,296
59 Saint Helena High St. Helena · high Saint Helena Unified $34,699
60 Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate St. Helena · middle Saint Helena Unified $34,699
61 Saint Helena Elementary St. Helena · elementary Saint Helena Unified $34,699
62 Saint Helena Primary St. Helena · elementary Saint Helena Unified $34,699
63 Lakeside Elementary Los Gatos · elementary Lakeside Joint $34,672
64 Paseo Grande Charter Sacramento · other Paseo Grande Charter District $34,667
65 New Village Girls Academy Los Angeles · high New Village Girls Academy District $33,682
66 Pine Ridge Elementary Auberry · elementary Pine Ridge Elementary $33,584
67 Corte Madera Portola Valley · elementary Portola Valley Elementary $31,688
68 Ormondale Elementary Portola Valley · elementary Portola Valley Elementary $31,688
69 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy Sausalito · elementary Sausalito Marin City $31,439
70 Carmel High Carmel · high Carmel Unified $31,314
71 Carmel Middle Carmel · middle Carmel Unified $31,314
72 Tularcitos Elementary Carmel Valley · elementary Carmel Unified $31,314
73 Carmel River Elementary Carmel · elementary Carmel Unified $31,314
74 Grizzly Hill Nevada City · elementary Twin Ridges Elementary $31,129
75 Owens Valley Elementary Independence · elementary Owens Valley Unified $30,407
76 Banta Elementary Tracy · elementary Banta Unified $30,395
77 La Entrada Middle Menlo Park · elementary Las Lomitas Elementary $30,394
78 Las Lomitas Elementary Atherton · elementary Las Lomitas Elementary $30,394
79 Siatech Oceanside · high Siatech District $30,194
80 Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle East Palo Alto · middle Ravenswood City Elementary $30,183
81 Costano Elementary East Palo Alto · elementary Ravenswood City Elementary $30,183
82 Belle Haven Elementary Menlo Park · elementary Ravenswood City Elementary $30,183
83 Los Robles-Ronald Mcnair Academy East Palo Alto · elementary Ravenswood City Elementary $30,183
84 Salmon Creek School - a Charter Occidental · elementary Harmony Union Elementary $30,170
85 Harmony Elementary Occidental · elementary Harmony Union Elementary $30,170
86 Antelope Elementary Coleville · elementary Eastern Sierra Unified $29,970
87 Lee Vining Elementary Lee Vining · elementary Eastern Sierra Unified $29,970
88 Bridgeport Elementary Bridgeport · elementary Eastern Sierra Unified $29,970
89 San Pasqual Valley Elementary Winterhaven · elementary San Pasqual Valley Unified $29,005
90 San Pasqual Valley High Winterhaven · high San Pasqual Valley Unified $29,005
91 San Pasqual Middle Winterhaven · middle San Pasqual Valley Unified $29,005
92 Trona Elementary Trona · elementary Trona Joint Unified $28,916
93 Trona High Trona · other Trona Joint Unified $28,916
94 Kenwood Elementary Kenwood · elementary Kenwood $28,741
95 Mckittrick Elementary Mckittrick · elementary Mckittrick Elementary $28,538
96 Sheppard Elementary Santa Rosa · elementary Roseland $28,357
97 Roseland Creek Elementary Santa Rosa · elementary Roseland $28,357
98 Roseland Elementary Santa Rosa · elementary Roseland $28,357
99 Crocker Middle Hillsborough · middle Hillsborough City Elementary $28,278
100 West Hillsborough Hillsborough · elementary Hillsborough City Elementary $28,278

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.