Downey Unified
A public school district in Downey, California, with 21 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 22,462
- Students enrolled
- 949.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,200.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,148
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 22,462 in 2024–25
- Ranks 323rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 45th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,148 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 65% 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
Downey Unified spent $18,148 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,705 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 | $18,148 | $405.8 million | 22,359 |
| FY2022 | $15,382 | $342.4 million | 22,261 |
| FY2021 | $14,338 | $318.5 million | 22,216 |
| FY2020 | $13,446 | $297.2 million | 22,101 |
| FY2019 | $13,423 | $296.2 million | 22,064 |
| FY2018 | $12,903 | $283.4 million | 21,962 |
| FY2017 | $12,462 | $277.9 million | 22,303 |
| FY2016 | $11,640 | $263.6 million | 22,649 |
| FY2015 | $9,965 | $226.2 million | 22,698 |
| FY2014 | $8,827 | $201.9 million | 22,878 |
| FY2013 | $8,264 | $188.8 million | 22,848 |
| FY2012 | $8,111 | $184.8 million | 22,782 |
| FY2011 | $8,004 | $182.9 million | 22,844 |
| FY2010 | $8,109 | $184.1 million | 22,702 |
| FY2009 | $8,188 | $183.9 million | 22,464 |
| FY2008 | $8,562 | $191.4 million | 22,358 |
| FY2007 | $7,935 | $178.2 million | 22,456 |
| FY2006 | $7,264 | $164.0 million | 22,584 |
| FY2005 | $6,705 | $152.9 million | 22,800 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $52.2 million | 9.8% |
| State | $370.5 million | 69.3% |
| Local | $111.8 million | 20.9% |
| Total | $534.5 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
21 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
- 0611460
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