Hawthorne
A public school district in Hawthorne, California, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,908
- Students enrolled
- 275.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 691.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,562
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,908 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,357th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 210th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,562 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 71% 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
Hawthorne spent $19,562 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,411 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,562 | $138.8 million | 7,093 |
| FY2022 | $17,073 | $124.7 million | 7,305 |
| FY2021 | $15,538 | $117.8 million | 7,581 |
| FY2020 | $13,458 | $106.6 million | 7,924 |
| FY2019 | $13,250 | $107.0 million | 8,072 |
| FY2018 | $12,663 | $105.9 million | 8,364 |
| FY2017 | $12,717 | $109.0 million | 8,573 |
| FY2016 | $11,631 | $101.1 million | 8,689 |
| FY2015 | $10,176 | $89.6 million | 8,809 |
| FY2014 | $8,854 | $79.2 million | 8,944 |
| FY2013 | $7,995 | $72.2 million | 9,027 |
| FY2012 | $8,157 | $72.3 million | 8,866 |
| FY2011 | $8,351 | $73.9 million | 8,855 |
| FY2010 | $8,317 | $76.0 million | 9,139 |
| FY2009 | $8,333 | $76.6 million | 9,190 |
| FY2008 | $8,675 | $79.6 million | 9,180 |
| FY2007 | $8,415 | $79.1 million | 9,394 |
| FY2006 | $7,776 | $74.9 million | 9,630 |
| FY2005 | $7,411 | $72.5 million | 9,786 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $28.9 million | 14.8% |
| State | $137.9 million | 70.6% |
| Local | $28.5 million | 14.6% |
| Total | $195.2 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bud Carson Middle | 601 |
| Eucalyptus | 709 |
| Hawthorne Math and Science Academy | 567 |
| Hawthorne Middle | 761 |
| Jefferson | 549 |
| Kornblum | 566 |
| Prairie Vista Middle | 674 |
| Ramona | 767 |
| Washington | 418 |
| York | 449 |
| Zela Davis | 843 |
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
- 0616680
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