Berkeley Unified
A public school district in Berkeley, California, with 18 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 9,162
- Students enrolled
- 478.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,159.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,710
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 9,162 in 2024–25
- Ranks 994th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 168th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,710 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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
Berkeley Unified spent $22,710 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,957 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $22,710 | $206.0 million | 9,073 |
| FY2022 | $21,454 | $196.9 million | 9,177 |
| FY2021 | $18,918 | $178.0 million | 9,409 |
| FY2020 | $16,909 | $166.5 million | 9,844 |
| FY2019 | $17,280 | $169.5 million | 9,811 |
| FY2018 | $15,081 | $155.9 million | 10,340 |
| FY2017 | $15,042 | $154.0 million | 10,239 |
| FY2016 | $13,822 | $144.6 million | 10,462 |
| FY2015 | $12,899 | $134.7 million | 10,442 |
| FY2014 | $12,437 | $126.6 million | 10,181 |
| FY2013 | $12,771 | $124.9 million | 9,780 |
| FY2012 | $12,595 | $120.2 million | 9,545 |
| FY2011 | $12,429 | $117.7 million | 9,468 |
| FY2010 | $12,325 | $113.4 million | 9,204 |
| FY2009 | $12,870 | $115.7 million | 8,988 |
| FY2008 | $12,456 | $111.5 million | 8,954 |
| FY2007 | $11,289 | $102.6 million | 9,088 |
| FY2006 | $10,554 | $95.8 million | 9,076 |
| FY2005 | $9,957 | $88.7 million | 8,904 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.8 million | 3.3% |
| State | $120.6 million | 41.0% |
| Local | $164.0 million | 55.7% |
| Total | $294.4 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
18 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 0604740
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved