Compton Unified
A public school district in Compton, California, with 37 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 16,436
- Students enrolled
- 686.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,756.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,276
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 16,436 in 2024–25
- Ranks 478th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 77th 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: $20,276 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 74% 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
Compton Unified spent $20,276 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,296 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 | $20,276 | $353.6 million | 17,437 |
| FY2022 | $15,270 | $278.1 million | 18,211 |
| FY2021 | $15,556 | $298.3 million | 19,179 |
| FY2020 | $15,360 | $313.4 million | 20,400 |
| FY2019 | $15,206 | $318.3 million | 20,933 |
| FY2018 | $13,338 | $307.0 million | 23,017 |
| FY2017 | $12,258 | $287.5 million | 23,452 |
| FY2016 | $12,727 | $277.9 million | 21,835 |
| FY2015 | $12,030 | $265.9 million | 22,106 |
| FY2014 | $10,881 | $244.3 million | 22,452 |
| FY2013 | $9,579 | $236.7 million | 24,710 |
| FY2012 | $9,906 | $245.5 million | 24,781 |
| FY2011 | $10,443 | $253.0 million | 24,224 |
| FY2010 | $10,402 | $272.8 million | 26,221 |
| FY2009 | $10,151 | $277.8 million | 27,369 |
| FY2008 | $9,296 | $261.0 million | 28,081 |
| FY2007 | $8,157 | $232.8 million | 28,538 |
| FY2006 | $7,838 | $237.0 million | 30,233 |
| FY2005 | $7,296 | $229.5 million | 31,449 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $40.5 million | 8.4% |
| State | $352.8 million | 73.6% |
| Local | $86.0 million | 17.9% |
| Total | $479.3 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
37 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
- 0609620
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