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Capistrano Unified
A public school district in San Juan Capistrano, California, with 59 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 40,358
- Students enrolled
- 1,756.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,877.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,820
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 40,358 in 2024–25
- Ranks 133rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 11th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,820 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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
Capistrano Unified spent $17,395 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,677 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: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $17,395 | $710.3 million | 40,836 |
| FY2023 | $15,820 | $662.1 million | 41,855 |
| FY2022 | $14,421 | $616.6 million | 42,754 |
| FY2021 | $12,431 | $543.5 million | 43,719 |
| FY2020 | $11,341 | $527.4 million | 46,501 |
| FY2019 | $10,665 | $503.4 million | 47,205 |
| FY2018 | $9,388 | $503.4 million | 53,622 |
| FY2017 | $8,875 | $475.8 million | 53,613 |
| FY2016 | $8,714 | $469.5 million | 53,878 |
| FY2015 | $7,596 | $410.5 million | 54,036 |
| FY2014 | $7,118 | $383.2 million | 53,833 |
| FY2013 | $6,811 | $366.3 million | 53,785 |
| FY2012 | $7,370 | $391.9 million | 53,170 |
| FY2011 | $7,241 | $385.1 million | 53,192 |
| FY2010 | $7,185 | $383.6 million | 53,381 |
| FY2009 | $7,709 | $406.1 million | 52,681 |
| FY2008 | $7,974 | $417.8 million | 52,390 |
| FY2007 | $7,682 | $395.7 million | 51,512 |
| FY2006 | $7,151 | $366.5 million | 51,245 |
| FY2005 | $6,677 | $338.0 million | 50,615 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $63.2 million | 7.3% |
| State | $322.9 million | 37.4% |
| Local | $476.7 million | 55.2% |
| Total | $862.9 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
59 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
- 0607440
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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