Bishop Unified
A public school district in Bishop, California, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,910
- Students enrolled
- 107
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 239.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,848
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,910 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,728th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 495th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 73% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,848 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 58% 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
Bishop Unified spent $16,848 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,245 in fiscal year 2011
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 | $16,848 | $32.5 million | 1,930 |
| FY2022 | $13,814 | $27.0 million | 1,958 |
| FY2021 | $13,380 | $26.3 million | 1,969 |
| FY2020 | $11,222 | $23.4 million | 2,088 |
| FY2019 | $11,871 | $23.5 million | 1,978 |
| FY2018 | $11,574 | $22.6 million | 1,951 |
| FY2017 | $11,757 | $22.2 million | 1,890 |
| FY2016 | $11,469 | $22.2 million | 1,932 |
| FY2015 | $10,745 | $20.8 million | 1,939 |
| FY2014 | $9,831 | $19.3 million | 1,963 |
| FY2013 | $9,500 | $18.9 million | 1,985 |
| FY2012 | $9,387 | $18.8 million | 2,003 |
| FY2011 | $9,245 | $18.1 million | 1,957 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.9 million | 12.5% |
| State | $15.9 million | 40.1% |
| Local | $18.8 million | 47.4% |
| Total | $39.6 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bishop Elementary | 832 |
| Bishop Independent Study | 13 |
| Bishop Union High | 608 |
| CDS Bishop Elementary | 8 |
| CDS Bishop High | 1 |
| CDS Home Street | 6 |
| Home Street Middle | 414 |
| Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) | 3 |
| Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) | 25 |
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
- 0601409
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 2011 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 2011 to 2023.
Data retrieved