Cost of Educating a Pupil, K-12

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Average Cost of Educating a Pupil* in Los Angeles County
2002-2003

Type of School District	Cost Per Pupil (ADA)*	Percent Above/Below Statewide Average for Similar Districts**
Combined Adminstration***	$ 6,841	+0.8%
Elementary	$ 6,299	-3.7%
High School	$ 6,480	-7.1%
Unified	$ 7,113	+3.4%
All School Districts (Average)	$ 7,002	+2.6%

* Cost Per ADA (Average Daily Attendance) is the Cost of Education divided by ADA. Cost of Education are expenditures for salaries, employee benefits (not including state payments to retirement systems on behalf of districts), books and supplies, equipment replacement, services and direct support. Average Daily Attendance (ADA) is California's method of counting students - the number of students attending school divided by the number of days in the school year. ADA differs from enrollment.
** Statewide average for combined administration districts in California is $6,785; elementary districts $6,542; for high school districts $6,997; for unified districts, $6,882; for all districts, $6,822.
*** Only one such district in Los Angeles County - Alhambra City Elementary/High School District.

Source: California Dept. of Education

Average Spending Per Pupil by School District

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