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La Mesa-Spring Valley
A public school district in La Mesa, California, with 21 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 10,460
- Students enrolled
- 462.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,326.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,770
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 10,460 in 2024–25
- Ranks 845th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 140th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,770 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 Mesa-Spring Valley spent $18,879 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,252 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: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $18,879 | $201.7 million | 10,684 |
| FY2023 | $16,770 | $180.2 million | 10,745 |
| FY2022 | $15,084 | $163.4 million | 10,835 |
| FY2021 | $13,669 | $153.1 million | 11,203 |
| FY2020 | $12,574 | $148.4 million | 11,798 |
| FY2019 | $12,472 | $151.0 million | 12,111 |
| FY2018 | $11,347 | $142.8 million | 12,583 |
| FY2017 | $11,306 | $138.9 million | 12,289 |
| FY2016 | $10,679 | $130.3 million | 12,197 |
| FY2015 | $9,342 | $113.4 million | 12,144 |
| FY2014 | $8,718 | $105.5 million | 12,103 |
| FY2013 | $8,471 | $102.2 million | 12,070 |
| FY2012 | $8,250 | $101.5 million | 12,303 |
| FY2011 | $8,273 | $102.5 million | 12,387 |
| FY2010 | $8,673 | $108.8 million | 12,544 |
| FY2009 | $9,201 | $117.4 million | 12,760 |
| FY2008 | $9,208 | $120.4 million | 13,071 |
| FY2007 | $8,189 | $109.7 million | 13,391 |
| FY2006 | $7,486 | $102.2 million | 13,657 |
| FY2005 | $7,252 | $101.4 million | 13,986 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $16.0 million | 7.1% |
| State | $137.7 million | 60.9% |
| Local | $72.3 million | 32.0% |
| Total | $226.0 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
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 8
- NCES district ID
- 0620250
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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