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California School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 1039
Median expenditures $30.3M
25th–75th percentile $6.0M  –  $103.1M
Total spend $110.91B
  1. #1
    LOS Angeles UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 435,958
    Expenditures $11.28B
    Revenue $12.51B
  2. #2
    SAN Diego CITY UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 95,233
    Expenditures $2.56B
    Revenue $2.55B
  3. #3
    Fresno Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 69,873
    Expenditures $1.45B
    Revenue $1.58B
  4. #4
    SAN Francisco UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 49,204
    Expenditures $1.33B
    Revenue $1.53B
  5. #5
    LONG Beach UNI SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 67,292
    Expenditures $1.32B
    Revenue $1.32B
  6. #6
    ELK Grove Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 62,229
    Expenditures $1.06B
    Revenue $1.03B
  7. #7
    SAN Bernardino CITY UNIF School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 46,509
    Expenditures $948.0M
    Revenue $980.2M
  8. #8
    Santa ANA UNI SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 41,835
    Expenditures $876.1M
    Revenue $982.0M
  9. #9
    Oakland UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 34,428
    Expenditures $832.5M
    Revenue $949.4M
  10. #10
    KERN HIGH School District
    FY 2022 pop. 42,863
    Expenditures $819.3M
    Revenue $816.0M
  11. #11
    Corona Norco Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 50,889
    Expenditures $763.1M
    Revenue $852.6M
  12. #12
    Sacramento CITY UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 39,711
    Expenditures $736.9M
    Revenue $777.3M
  13. #13
    SAN JUAN UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 38,289
    Expenditures $720.2M
    Revenue $792.9M
  14. #14
    Garden Grove UNIF School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 38,560
    Expenditures $717.2M
    Revenue $763.8M
  15. #15
    Stockton CITY Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 36,202
    Expenditures $704.4M
    Revenue $715.5M
  16. #16
    Riverside Unified School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 39,626
    Expenditures $681.3M
    Revenue $701.1M
  17. #17
    VAL Verde Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 19,216
    Expenditures $671.2M
    Revenue $653.4M
  18. #18
    Fontana Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 35,101
    Expenditures $645.0M
    Revenue $700.4M
  19. #19
    Clovis Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 42,699
    Expenditures $643.2M
    Revenue $731.8M
  20. #20
    Capistrano Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 42,754
    Expenditures $643.0M
    Revenue $714.1M
  21. #21
    Moreno Valley Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 31,609
    Expenditures $607.9M
    Revenue $609.4M
  22. #22
    Fremont UNIF School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 33,873
    Expenditures $607.7M
    Revenue $563.6M
  23. #23
    Sweetwater Union HIGH SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 36,557
    Expenditures $590.2M
    Revenue $668.6M
  24. #24
    Irvine Unified School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 36,083
    Expenditures $585.2M
    Revenue $628.8M
  25. #25
    SAN Diego CO SPL SCHS OPER BY CO SUPT
    FY 2022 pop. 949
    Expenditures $573.7M
    Revenue $651.6M
  26. #26
    Poway Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 35,192
    Expenditures $558.7M
    Revenue $605.0M
  27. #27
    Chino Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 25,934
    Expenditures $555.7M
    Revenue $439.0M
  28. #28
    LOS Angeles CO OFF OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 1,429
    Expenditures $545.4M
    Revenue $848.5M
  29. #29
    WEST Contra Costa Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 26,312
    Expenditures $545.2M
    Revenue $613.2M
  30. #30
    Modesto CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 29,297
    Expenditures $542.7M
    Revenue $570.4M
  31. #31
    Bakersfield ELEM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 29,256
    Expenditures $538.1M
    Revenue $592.7M
  32. #32
    Santa Clara UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 14,028
    Expenditures $531.9M
    Revenue $457.2M
  33. #33
    Anaheim Union HIGH School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 28,404
    Expenditures $530.7M
    Revenue $571.6M
  34. #34
    SAN Bernardino County Office OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 1,877
    Expenditures $527.0M
    Revenue $565.0M
  35. #35
    Chula Vista ELEM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 28,248
    Expenditures $501.0M
    Revenue $501.6M
  36. #36
    Montebello Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 21,730
    Expenditures $498.3M
    Revenue $550.4M
  37. #37
    TWIN Rivers Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 23,904
    Expenditures $484.0M
    Revenue $614.3M
  38. #38
    LODI Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 27,873
    Expenditures $483.1M
    Revenue $528.3M
  39. #39
    Pomona Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 21,909
    Expenditures $481.8M
    Revenue $540.0M
  40. #40
    Desert Sands Unified School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 26,698
    Expenditures $480.9M
    Revenue $533.3M
  41. #41
    Glendale Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 24,213
    Expenditures $470.2M
    Revenue $463.9M
  42. #42
    Visalia Unified School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 29,008
    Expenditures $462.3M
    Revenue $512.8M
  43. #43
    Eastside Union HIGH School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 21,844
    Expenditures $460.7M
    Revenue $472.4M
  44. #44
    Chaffey Union HIGH School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 23,566
    Expenditures $454.8M
    Revenue $458.2M
  45. #45
    SAN JOSE Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 25,677
    Expenditures $450.3M
    Revenue $537.6M
  46. #46
    SAN Ramon Valley Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 30,068
    Expenditures $450.0M
    Revenue $474.5M
  47. #47
    Oxnard Union H SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 17,394
    Expenditures $445.1M
    Revenue $336.8M
  48. #48
    MT Diablo Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 29,141
    Expenditures $440.5M
    Revenue $531.4M
  49. #49
    Downey UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 22,261
    Expenditures $425.2M
    Revenue $427.8M
  50. #50
    Rialto Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 24,104
    Expenditures $424.0M
    Revenue $450.5M
  51. #51
    PALM Springs Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 21,306
    Expenditures $411.7M
    Revenue $488.7M
  52. #52
    Orange Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 25,178
    Expenditures $410.0M
    Revenue $421.0M
  53. #53
    Hayward Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 18,075
    Expenditures $406.0M
    Revenue $415.9M
  54. #54
    Palmdale ELEM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 17,575
    Expenditures $399.8M
    Revenue $449.5M
  55. #55
    Hemet Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 22,417
    Expenditures $394.4M
    Revenue $472.7M
  56. #56
    Newport MESA Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 17,962
    Expenditures $389.8M
    Revenue $450.8M
  57. #57
    KERN CO SPL SCHS OPER BY CO SUPT
    FY 2022 pop. 2,067
    Expenditures $388.8M
    Revenue $415.0M
  58. #58
    William S HART Union HIGH SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 21,485
    Expenditures $387.1M
    Revenue $419.8M
  59. #59
    Orange County Department OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 2,379
    Expenditures $386.7M
    Revenue $432.7M
  60. #60
    Grossmont Union HIGH School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 17,108
    Expenditures $383.3M
    Revenue $391.4M
  61. #61
    Antelope Valley Union HIGH School District
    FY 2022 pop. 22,335
    Expenditures $379.8M
    Revenue $414.3M
  62. #62
    Temecula Valley UNIF School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 26,562
    Expenditures $372.9M
    Revenue $421.0M
  63. #63
    Riverside County Office OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 1,098
    Expenditures $371.9M
    Revenue $376.6M
  64. #64
    Manteca UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 24,154
    Expenditures $368.8M
    Revenue $401.2M
  65. #65
    Placentia-yorba Linda Unified
    FY 2022 pop. 23,657
    Expenditures $367.1M
    Revenue $397.5M
  66. #66
    Saddleback Valley Unified School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 24,390
    Expenditures $364.3M
    Revenue $406.7M
  67. #67
    Alhambra Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 15,262
    Expenditures $363.7M
    Revenue $372.6M
  68. #68
    Ontario Montclair School District
    FY 2022 pop. 18,909
    Expenditures $356.1M
    Revenue $375.6M
  69. #69
    Colton Joint Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 19,986
    Expenditures $351.9M
    Revenue $387.1M
  70. #70
    ABC UNIF School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 18,889
    Expenditures $346.1M
    Revenue $341.0M
  71. #71
    Madera Unified School District
    FY 2022 pop. 20,126
    Expenditures $345.8M
    Revenue $439.6M
  72. #72
    Folsom-cordova UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 20,344
    Expenditures $344.5M
    Revenue $391.7M
  73. #73
    Hesperia UNIF School District
    FY 2022 pop. 22,323
    Expenditures $341.2M
    Revenue $373.8M
  74. #74
    Vista Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 19,527
    Expenditures $338.9M
    Revenue $370.4M
  75. #75
    Santa Clara County Office OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 1,351
    Expenditures $335.1M
    Revenue $374.8M
  76. #76
    SAN Marcos Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 19,622
    Expenditures $334.4M
    Revenue $346.0M
  77. #77
    Pajaro Valley Unified School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 18,164
    Expenditures $331.3M
    Revenue $356.4M
  78. #78
    Torrance UNI SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 21,935
    Expenditures $331.1M
    Revenue $359.0M
  79. #79
    PALO ALTO Unified School D
    FY 2022 pop. 10,509
    Expenditures $330.5M
    Revenue $346.2M
  80. #80
    Coachella Valley UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 16,625
    Expenditures $330.0M
    Revenue $370.3M
  81. #81
    Tustin Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 22,140
    Expenditures $329.2M
    Revenue $374.8M
  82. #82
    Redlands UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 19,918
    Expenditures $327.3M
    Revenue $342.4M
  83. #83
    LAKE Elsinore UNIF School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 20,697
    Expenditures $325.3M
    Revenue $374.3M
  84. #84
    Jurupa UNIF School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 18,618
    Expenditures $325.0M
    Revenue $357.6M
  85. #85
    Murrieta Valley UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 22,669
    Expenditures $323.3M
    Revenue $348.7M
  86. #86
    Compton Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 18,211
    Expenditures $321.7M
    Revenue $455.7M
  87. #87
    Santa Monica-malibu Unified School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 9,129
    Expenditures $318.5M
    Revenue $309.1M
  88. #88
    Hacienda LA Puente Unified School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 16,559
    Expenditures $317.2M
    Revenue $354.4M
  89. #89
    Fairfield-suisun JT Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 20,715
    Expenditures $312.0M
    Revenue $326.1M
  90. #90
    Alvord UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 17,511
    Expenditures $311.5M
    Revenue $339.2M
  91. #91
    Anaheim ELEM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 14,882
    Expenditures $309.7M
    Revenue $332.9M
  92. #92
    Fremont Union HIGH School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 10,296
    Expenditures $302.1M
    Revenue $271.2M
  93. #93
    Norwalk LA Mirada UNIF SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 15,582
    Expenditures $299.7M
    Revenue $337.9M
  94. #94
    EL Dorado CO SPL SCHS OPER BY CO SUPT
    FY 2022 pop. 756
    Expenditures $299.4M
    Revenue $332.3M
  95. #95
    Pleasanton Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 14,084
    Expenditures $298.4M
    Revenue $251.5M
  96. #96
    SAN Joaquin CO SPL SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 1,706
    Expenditures $297.2M
    Revenue $321.4M
  97. #97
    Pasadena Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 14,542
    Expenditures $292.8M
    Revenue $332.2M
  98. #98
    Paramount Unified SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 13,160
    Expenditures $288.3M
    Revenue $295.6M
  99. #99
    Panama Buena Vista Union SCH DT
    FY 2022 pop. 18,785
    Expenditures $288.3M
    Revenue $338.3M
  100. #100
    Salinas Union HIGH School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 16,525
    Expenditures $287.4M
    Revenue $298.4M