Record · District
Barstow Unified
A public school district in Barstow, California, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,128
- Students enrolled
- 266.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 621.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,633
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,128 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,533rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 229th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,633 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Barstow Unified spent $16,501 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,940 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $16,501 | $104.3 million | 6,318 |
| FY2023 | $14,633 | $93.6 million | 6,396 |
| FY2022 | $13,518 | $86.5 million | 6,401 |
| FY2021 | $12,632 | $77.4 million | 6,129 |
| FY2020 | $12,662 | $81.5 million | 6,435 |
| FY2019 | $12,804 | $81.2 million | 6,344 |
| FY2018 | $11,482 | $71.5 million | 6,226 |
| FY2017 | $10,964 | $67.5 million | 6,154 |
| FY2016 | $9,822 | $59.2 million | 6,024 |
| FY2015 | $8,959 | $53.0 million | 5,920 |
| FY2014 | $8,759 | $50.7 million | 5,783 |
| FY2013 | $8,440 | $50.0 million | 5,929 |
| FY2012 | $8,164 | $48.9 million | 5,991 |
| FY2011 | $8,058 | $49.6 million | 6,155 |
| FY2010 | $7,885 | $51.2 million | 6,490 |
| FY2009 | $7,962 | $53.9 million | 6,774 |
| FY2008 | $8,220 | $57.1 million | 6,949 |
| FY2007 | $7,837 | $55.5 million | 7,085 |
| FY2006 | $7,035 | $51.4 million | 7,313 |
| FY2005 | $6,940 | $50.6 million | 7,286 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $18.1 million | 13.7% |
| State | $100.5 million | 75.9% |
| Local | $13.7 million | 10.4% |
| Total | $132.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
14 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| BUSD School of Opportunity | 9 |
| Barstow Fine Arts Academy | 405 |
| Barstow High | 1,558 |
| Barstow Intermediate | 692 |
| Barstow Junior High | 646 |
| Barstow STEM Academy | 454 |
| Cameron Elementary | 436 |
| Central High (Continuation) | 73 |
| Challenges Community Day | 0 |
| Crestline Elementary | 371 |
| Henderson Elementary | 398 |
| Lenwood Elementary | 351 |
| Montara Elementary | 403 |
| Skyline North Elementary | 322 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0604020
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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