Record · District
La Canada Unified
A public school district in La Canada, California, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,988
- Students enrolled
- 168.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 409.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,758
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,988 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,428th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 318th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,758 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 57% 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
La Canada Unified spent $17,383 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,221 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: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $17,383 | $68.4 million | 3,937 |
| FY2023 | $16,758 | $65.0 million | 3,877 |
| FY2022 | $14,462 | $56.7 million | 3,921 |
| FY2021 | $12,648 | $50.4 million | 3,988 |
| FY2020 | $12,253 | $50.6 million | 4,131 |
| FY2019 | $12,010 | $49.7 million | 4,135 |
| FY2018 | $11,594 | $48.3 million | 4,167 |
| FY2017 | $11,129 | $46.0 million | 4,132 |
| FY2016 | $10,940 | $44.8 million | 4,093 |
| FY2015 | $10,433 | $42.3 million | 4,058 |
| FY2014 | $9,575 | $38.7 million | 4,043 |
| FY2013 | $8,765 | $36.1 million | 4,119 |
| FY2012 | $8,546 | $34.7 million | 4,062 |
| FY2011 | $8,393 | $33.7 million | 4,019 |
| FY2010 | $8,410 | $33.8 million | 4,018 |
| FY2009 | $8,858 | $35.6 million | 4,023 |
| FY2008 | $8,463 | $34.8 million | 4,109 |
| FY2007 | $8,268 | $34.4 million | 4,156 |
| FY2006 | $7,796 | $33.3 million | 4,267 |
| FY2005 | $7,221 | $31.1 million | 4,302 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.5 million | 3.2% |
| State | $30.4 million | 38.3% |
| Local | $46.5 million | 58.5% |
| Total | $79.4 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| La Canada Elementary | 633 |
| La Canada High | 1,989 |
| Palm Crest Elementary | 642 |
| Paradise Canyon Elementary | 715 |
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
- 0620130
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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