The biggest spenders in California
Spending a lot doesn't mean you always get a lot. Here are California's biggest spenders per student.
Spending vs. Reading
The pattern is too thin to draw a strong conclusion.
Details: all districts with spending data show correlations of N/A for reading and N/A for math. Among districts spending over $30,000 per student, the correlations are N/A for reading and N/A for math.
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Large Districts spending > $30,000 per student
The biggest spenders per student among districts with at least 2,000 students.
Fresno County • Elementary | $42,724 | 41.5% | 19.5% | 4,460 |
San Mateo County • Elementary | $40,730 | 12.5% | 10.2% | 2,528 |
Monterey County • Unified | $38,424 | 72.4% | 63.9% | 2,152 |
Sonoma County • Elementary | $37,873 | 27.7% | 25.0% | 2,836 |
San Diego County • Elementary | $35,536 | 50.0% | 35.0% | 4,196 |
Orange County • Unified | $34,914 | 78.3% | 73.3% | 2,279 |
Santa Clara County • High | $34,233 | 81.6% | 68.1% | 4,435 |
San Joaquin County • Unified | $32,739 | 27.9% | 13.9% | 3,563 |
Los Angeles County • Unified | $31,720 | 75.5% | 68.7% | 3,661 |
Santa Clara County • Unified | $31,608 | 81.3% | 79.7% | 10,187 |
San Diego County • Unified | $30,401 | 33.0% | 14.8% | 3,258 |
Sutter County • Elementary | $30,159 | 52.7% | 35.1% | 2,843 |
Medium Districts spending > $30,000 per student
The biggest spenders per student among districts with 1,000-1,999 students.
Napa County • Unified | $37,530 | 62.1% | 41.3% | 1,104 |
San Mateo County • Elementary | $32,506 | 82.5% | 81.9% | 1,134 |
San Mateo County • Elementary | $30,843 | 86.4% | 86.0% | 1,239 |
Small Districts spending > $30,000 per student
The biggest spenders per student among districts with fewer than 1,000 students.
Inyo County • Unified | $95,928 | 47.1% | 23.5% | 21 |
Fresno County • Elementary | $82,304 | 53.9% | 46.1% | 21 |
Shasta County • Elementary | $62,203 | 27.3% | 36.4% | 26 |
Alpine County • Unified | $59,611 | 35.6% | 22.2% | 57 |
Marin County • Elementary | $57,631 | 61.5% | 54.4% | 109 |
Alameda County • Elementary | $56,446 | 76.9% | 46.1% | 14 |
Sonoma County • Elementary | $52,930 | 31.6% | 36.8% | 23 |
Glenn County • Unified | $50,061 | 4.2% | 12.5% | 83 |
Mendocino County • Elementary | $48,005 | 29.4% | 17.6% | 34 |
Fresno County • Elementary | $44,860 | 47.7% | 27.3% | 67 |
Butte County • Elementary | $44,461 | 25.0% | 29.2% | 41 |
Santa Barbara County • Elementary | $44,190 | 95.3% | 95.3% | 353 |
Marin County • Elementary | $43,830 | 56.0% | 46.7% | 262 |
Trinity County • Unified | $41,513 | 48.7% | 52.6% | 72 |
Sonoma County • Elementary | $41,326 | 38.6% | 22.7% | 69 |
Humboldt County • Unified | $40,128 | 22.7% | 27.3% | 42 |
Marin County • Unified | $39,567 | 33.8% | 26.0% | 469 |
San Mateo County • Elementary | $39,108 | 85.4% | 84.2% | 495 |
San Mateo County • Elementary | $38,453 | 87.0% | 86.1% | 385 |
Inyo County • Unified | $38,154 | 31.8% | 33.0% | 151 |
Siskiyou County • Elementary | $37,764 | 18.8% | 6.1% | 65 |
El Dorado County • Elementary | $37,591 | 81.8% | 63.6% | 10 |
Lassen County • Unified | $37,457 | 14.6% | 5.8% | 519 |
Kern County • Elementary | $36,962 | 50.0% | 35.7% | 22 |
San Diego County • High | $36,910 | 47.1% | 47.1% | 112 |
