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Also see:
-- School Districts of Los Angeles County
-- Ethnic Distribution of Pupil by School District
-- Pupil-Teacher Ratio and Average Class Size
-- LAUSD by the Numbers
| School Year | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | $24,554,563,695 | $1,026,714 | $23,916 |
| 2023-2024 | $23,697,601,425 | $1,043,705 | $22,705 |
| 2022-2023 | $21,548,573,634 | 1,049,200.8 | $20,538 |
| 2021-2022 | $20,238,403,449 | 1,047,732.2 | $19,316 |
| 2020-2021 | $18,043,776,166 | 1,205,607.2 | $14,967 |
| School Year | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) |
| 2019-2018 | $17,252,268,641 | 1,204,300.7 | $14,326 |
| 2018-2019 | $16,960,774,658 | 1,213,354.1 | $13,978 |
| 2017-2018 | $15,978,179,149 | 1,252,504.1 | $12,757 |
| 2016-2017 | $15,553,827,025 | 1,277,081.5 | $12,179 |
| 2015-2016 | $15,007,730,833 | 1,299,559.7 | $11,548 |
| School Year | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) |
| 2014-2015 | $13,852,613,469 | 1,325,255.8 | $10,453 |
| 2013-2014 | $12,652,178,728 | 1,347,886.9 | $9,387 |
| 2012-2013 | $12,204,912,465 | 1,362,516.5 | $8,958 |
| 2011-2012 | $12,370,253,085 | 1,385,806.2 | $8,926 |
| 2010-2011 | $12,538,304,972 | 1,409,372.6 | $8,896 |
(1) TOTAL EXPENSE OF EDUCATION: Includes salaries, employee benefits (state payments to retirement systems on behalf of districts were included since 2014-15), books and supplies, equipment replacement, and services and indirect costs. Deducted from this figure are non-agency activities, community services, food services, fringe benefits for retired persons and facilities acquisition and construction.
(2) EXPENSE ADA: Total days of student attendance divided by the total days of instruction. This figure, accounting for student absences and other factors, differs from total enrollment.
(3) EXPENSE PER ADA: Adjusted expenditures are divided by the total ADA to arrive at the Current Expense (or Cost) of Education per ADA.
Source: California Dept. of Education
L.A. County Districts Spending the Most Per Pupil (2024-2025):
1) Beverly Hills Unified - $35,360
2) Pasadena Unified - $30,937
3) Los Angeles Unified - $29,292
4) Inglewood Unified - $29,101
5) Lawndale Elementary - $28,610
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| ABC Unified | $331,301,393 | $16,761.4 | $19,766 | $322,971,827 | $17,154.2 | $18,828 |
| Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | $24,714,403 | $972.3 | $25,419 | $21,369,055 | $963.4 | $22,180 |
| Alhambra Unified | $286,358,025 | $13,867.8 | $20,649 | $283,340,386 | $13,966.4 | $20,287 |
| Antelope Valley Union High | $370,586,392 | $18,541.4 | $19,987 | $356,575,096 | $19,046.5 | $18,721 |
| Arcadia Unified | $159,972,723 | $8,838.1 | $18,100 | $151,983,866 | $8,690.4 | $17,489 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Azusa Unified | $137,665,932 | $5,575.8 | $24,690 | $136,435,518 | $5,832.8 | $23,391 |
| Baldwin Park Unified | $209,243,027 | $8,848.6 | $23,647 | $214,980,718 | $9,308.3 | $23,096 |
| Bassett Unified | $60,236,595 | $2,653.4 | $22,702 | $60,508,663 | $2,653.5 | $22,803 |
| Bellflower Unified | $212,744,303 | $9,021.4 | $23,582 | $205,413,771 | $9,210.1 | $22,303 |
| Beverly Hills Unified | $103,736,423 | $2,933.7 | $35,360 | $92,519,161 | $2,916.7 | $31,720 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Bonita Unified | $159,946,358 | $9,402.2 | $17,012 | $152,088,811 | $9,298.0 | $16,357 |
| Burbank Unified | $220,141,027 | $13,386.2 | $16,445 | $217,291,109 | $13,470.0 | $16,132 |
| Castaic Union | $30,876,491 | $1,814.4 | $17,018 | $30,192,894 | $1,832.6 | $16,475 |
| Centinela Valley Union High | $106,770,396 | $4,899.0 | $21,795 | $107,342,852 | $5,131.7 | $20,917 |
| Charter Oak Unified | $82,611,622 | $3,993.3 | $20,688 | $80,016,840 | $4,006.1 | $19,974 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Claremont Unified | $100,894,991 | $5,799.8 | $17,396 | $99,794,634 | $5,865.1 | $17,015 |
| Compton Unified | $376,467,736 | $15,506.2 | $24,278 | $361,730,566 | $15,690.2 | $23,055 |
| Covina-Valley Unified | $214,974,972 | $10,489.7 | $20,494 | $205,963,276 | $10,517.3 | $19,583 |
| Culver City Unified | $119,504,833 | $6,221.5 | $19,208 | $126,640,370 | $6,357.0 | $19,921 |
| Downey Unified | $420,420,924 | $21,068.2 | $19,955 | $408,319,573 | $20,863.9 | $19,571 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Duarte Unified | $53,330,226 | $2,785.3 | $19,147 | $54,715,916 | $2,784.3 | $19,652 |
| East Whittier City* | $142,622,469 | $7,202.9 | $19,801 | $136,612,970 | $7,350.5 | $18,585 |
| Eastside Union* | $62,341,645 | $2,707.2 | $23,028 | $60,704,899 | $2,686.1 | $22,600 |
| El Monte City* | $181,450,814 | $6,636.7 | $27,341 | $167,229,597 | $6,856.7 | $24,389 |
| El Monte Union High | $168,055,496 | $6,720.3 | $25,007 | $168,392,280 | $6,678.8 | $25,213 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| El Rancho Unified | $146,192,445 | $6,401.7 | $22,837 | $131,817,958 | $6,597.7 | $19,980 |
| El Segundo Unified | $55,419,744 | $3,330.5 | $16,640 | $55,684,289 | $3,427.3 | $16,247 |
| Garvey* | $88,100,139 | $4,085.1 | $21,566 | $85,449,724 | $4,078.2 | $20,953 |
| Glendale Unified | $422,142,290 | $24,172.2 | $17,464 | $391,691,130 | $23,789.0 | $16,465 |
| Glendora Unified | $102,732,656 | $6,116.0 | $16,797 | $100,489,225 | $6,138.6 | $16,370 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Gorman Joint* | $2,023,118 | $117.8 | $17,180 | $1,602,209 | $87.6 | $18,284 |
| Hacienda La Puente Unified | $304,046,405 | $14,500.8 | $20,968 | $292,380,480 | $14,855.4 | $19,682 |
| Hawthorne* | $141,381,789 | $5,905.5 | $23,941 | $128,440,987 | $6,012.6 | $21,362 |
| Hermosa Beach City* | $20,941,632 | $1,350.8 | $15,503 | $20,060,099 | $1,272.5 | $15,764 |
| Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary* | $2,627,826 | $184.3 | $14,262 | $2,396,364 | $187.6 | $12,774 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Inglewood Unified | $171,249,663 | $5,884.7 | $29,101 | $175,735,548 | $6,370.3 | $27,587 |
| Keppel Union* | $49,670,639 | $2,376.9 | $20,898 | $46,532,028 | $2,342.2 | $19,866 |
| La Cañada Unified | $66,894,818 | $3,855.8 | $17,349 | $65,545,333 | $3,804.6 | $17,228 |
| Lancaster* | $292,871,098 | $12,610.3 | $23,225 | $271,817,067 | $12,631.7 | $21,519 |
| Las Virgenes Unified | $166,065,942 | $9,190.3 | $18,070 | $156,496,253 | $9,087.1 | $17,222 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Lawndale Elementary* | $116,917,476 | $4,086.5 | $28,610 | $113,713,956 | $4,164.7 | $27,305 |
| Lennox* | $84,253,511 | $3,690.0 | $22,833 | $87,722,198 | $3,755.1 | $23,361 |
| Little Lake City* | $72,678,520 | $3,306.3 | $21,982 | $72,639,659 | $3,405.6 | $21,329 |
| Long Beach Unified | $1,215,588,668 | $57,340.8 | $21,199 | $1,310,343,791 | $58,550.0 | $22,380 |
| Los Angeles Unified | $10,877,387,458 | $371,342.1 | $29,292 | $10,313,151,940 | $380,925.1 | $27,074 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Los Nietos* | $28,682,666 | $1,146.3 | $25,021 | $27,661,983 | $1,153.0 | $23,992 |
| Lowell Joint* (4) | $45,547,129 | $2,828.6 | $16,102 | $24,904,037 | $3,095.8 | $8,045 |
| Lynwood Unified | $247,185,863 | $9,899.3 | $24,970 | $233,349,957 | $10,189.0 | $22,902 |
| Manhattan Beach Unified | $106,294,640 | $5,686.3 | $18,693 | $100,411,096 | $5,665.5 | $17,723 |
| Monrovia Unified | $85,080,288 | $4,620.0 | $18,416 | $86,674,322 | $4,618.0 | $18,769 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Montebello Unified | $436,758,462 | $17,801.4 | $24,535 | $472,367,933 | $18,374.6 | $25,708 |
| Mountain View* | $112,515,594 | $4,202.0 | $26,777 | $114,797,802 | $4,330.0 | $26,513 |
| Newhall* | $97,224,435 | $5,772.4 | $16,843 | $87,339,756 | $5,688.4 | $15,354 |
| Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | $287,942,515 | $13,572.8 | $21,215 | $298,196,222 | $13,916.3 | $21,428 |
| Palmdale* | $349,197,048 | $15,550.3 | $22,456 | $319,181,622 | $15,771.1 | $20,238 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | $170,574,255 | $9,685.7 | $17,611 | $170,825,251 | $9,883.6 | $17,284 |
| Paramount Unified | $284,000,457 | $10,811.7 | $26,268 | $263,311,984 | $11,131.5 | $23,655 |
| Pasadena Unified | $391,497,325 | $12,654.8 | $30,937 | $335,377,405 | $12,902.4 | $25,993 |
| Pomona Unified | $427,467,500 | $17,471.3 | $24,467 | $403,604,941 | $17,913.5 | $22,531 |
| Redondo Beach Unified | $135,237,123 | $9,008.4 | $15,012 | $136,248,122 | $9,034.9 | $15,080 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Rosemead Elementary* | $44,740,625 | $2,228.1 | $20,081 | $44,730,175 | $2,230.5 | $20,054 |
| Rowland Unified | $241,141,640 | $10,988.0 | $21,946 | $252,960,536 | $11,027.7 | $22,939 |
| San Gabriel Unified | $86,590,285 | $4,285.1 | $20,207 | $85,666,475 | $4,337.3 | $19,751 |
| San Marino Unified | $50,728,316 | $3,032.4 | $16,729 | $46,998,341 | $2,842.9 | $16,532 |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | $209,264,922 | $8,067.7 | $25,939 | $182,890,052 | $8,109.7 | $22,552 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Saugus Union* | $138,027,954 | $8,868.8 | $15,563 | $133,091,534 | $8,869.5 | $15,006 |
| South Pasadena Unified | $72,199,805 | $4,524.0 | $15,959 | $72,936,459 | $4,542.5 | $16,056 |
| South Whittier* | $50,922,005 | $2,122.4 | $23,993 | $50,416,554 | $2,105.6 | $23,944 |
| Sulphur Springs Union* | $87,866,754 | $4,929.1 | $17,826 | $82,557,066 | $4,953.4 | $16,667 |
| Temple City Unified | $88,781,697 | $5,134.0 | $17,293 | $89,288,202 | $5,069.4 | $17,613 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Torrance Unified | $334,635,052 | $20,912.2 | $16,002 | $327,579,644 | $20,946.4 | $15,639 |
| Valle Lindo* | $16,672,666 | $845.4 | $19,722 | $16,529,828 | $816.6 | $20,243 |
| Walnut Valley Unified | $209,919,679 | $13,642.2 | $15,388 | $214,349,374 | $13,360.4 | $16,044 |
| West Covina Unified | $162,104,284 | $7,403.0 | $21,897 | $156,313,508 | $7,462.1 | $20,948 |
| Westside Union* | $135,978,162 | $8,389.9 | $16,207 | $129,744,437 | $8,433.0 | $15,385 |
| School District | School Year 2024-2025 (Latest Data Available) |
School Year 2014-2015 (10 Years Ago) |
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| Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | Total Expense of Education (1) | Expense ADA (2) | Expense Per ADA(3) | |
| Whittier City* | $106,374,956 | $4,958.4 | $21,454 | $103,012,020 | $4,983.3 | $20,671 |
| Whittier Union High | $221,461,348 | $9,172.2 | $24,145 | $221,700,854 | $9,508.1 | $23,317 |
| William S. Hart Union High | $331,156,598 | $19,280.3 | $17,176 | $328,370,705 | $19,378.3 | $16,945 |
| Wilsona Elementary* | $28,130,612 | $1,145.5 | $24,558 | $24,678,281 | $1,133.9 | $21,764 |
| Wiseburn Unified (4) | $42,053,112 | $2,407.6 | $17,467 | $37,594,101 | $2,409.0 | $15,606 |
* Elementary School District
(1) TOTAL EXPENSE OF EDUCATION: Includes salaries, employee benefits (state payments to retirement systems on behalf of districts were included since 2014-15), books and supplies, equipment replacement, and services and indirect costs. Deducted from this figure are non-agency activities, community services, food services, fringe benefits for retired persons and facilities acquisition and construction.
(2) EXPENSE ADA: Total days of student attendance divided by the total days of instruction. This figure, accounting for student absences and other factors, differs from total enrollment.
(3) EXPENSE PER ADA: Adjusted expenditures are divided by the total ADA to arrive at the Current Expense (or Cost) of Education per ADA.
(4) No data available for this district for this school year.
Source: California Dept. of Education
