Central Unified
A public school district in Fresno, California, with 25 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 15,962
- Students enrolled
- 689.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,729.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,198
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 15,962 in 2024–25
- Ranks 503rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 81st of 1,976 in California. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,198 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 54% 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
Central Unified spent $16,198 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,694 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 | $16,198 | $255.0 million | 15,742 |
| FY2022 | $14,150 | $222.6 million | 15,729 |
| FY2021 | $12,843 | $202.2 million | 15,742 |
| FY2020 | $12,002 | $190.1 million | 15,841 |
| FY2019 | $11,995 | $190.5 million | 15,881 |
| FY2018 | $11,136 | $177.0 million | 15,893 |
| FY2017 | $10,390 | $163.9 million | 15,772 |
| FY2016 | $9,543 | $150.0 million | 15,717 |
| FY2015 | $8,939 | $139.3 million | 15,584 |
| FY2014 | $7,962 | $123.3 million | 15,490 |
| FY2013 | $7,665 | $117.0 million | 15,262 |
| FY2012 | $7,660 | $114.1 million | 14,896 |
| FY2011 | $7,241 | $107.3 million | 14,817 |
| FY2010 | $7,571 | $110.1 million | 14,547 |
| FY2009 | $7,570 | $108.0 million | 14,266 |
| FY2008 | $7,776 | $110.3 million | 14,180 |
| FY2007 | $7,486 | $101.2 million | 13,515 |
| FY2006 | $6,941 | $88.2 million | 12,713 |
| FY2005 | $6,694 | $82.8 million | 12,375 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $38.6 million | 11.8% |
| State | $237.8 million | 72.7% |
| Local | $50.6 million | 15.5% |
| Total | $327.0 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
25 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
- 0607970
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