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Novato Unified
A public school district in Novato, California, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,247
- Students enrolled
- 344.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 689.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,969
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,247 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,292nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 207th 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: $15,969 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 52% 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
Novato Unified spent $17,906 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,742 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 | $17,906 | $129.1 million | 7,209 |
| FY2023 | $15,969 | $115.1 million | 7,208 |
| FY2022 | $14,065 | $100.7 million | 7,158 |
| FY2021 | $12,708 | $91.6 million | 7,206 |
| FY2020 | $12,337 | $93.2 million | 7,558 |
| FY2019 | $13,101 | $97.2 million | 7,419 |
| FY2018 | $11,526 | $90.6 million | 7,863 |
| FY2017 | $11,161 | $87.8 million | 7,869 |
| FY2016 | $10,266 | $81.9 million | 7,973 |
| FY2015 | $9,548 | $76.7 million | 8,029 |
| FY2014 | $8,468 | $68.4 million | 8,078 |
| FY2013 | $8,325 | $67.0 million | 8,049 |
| FY2012 | $8,245 | $66.0 million | 7,999 |
| FY2011 | $8,174 | $65.1 million | 7,968 |
| FY2010 | $7,867 | $62.3 million | 7,915 |
| FY2009 | $8,005 | $63.6 million | 7,951 |
| FY2008 | $8,161 | $64.4 million | 7,891 |
| FY2007 | $7,728 | $62.5 million | 8,092 |
| FY2006 | $7,283 | $57.9 million | 7,952 |
| FY2005 | $6,742 | $52.7 million | 7,818 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.1 million | 5.9% |
| State | $63.7 million | 41.5% |
| Local | $80.7 million | 52.6% |
| Total | $153.5 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
15 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Hamilton TK-8 | 544 |
| Loma Verde Elementary | 426 |
| Lu Sutton Elementary | 367 |
| Lynwood Elementary | 260 |
| Marin Oaks High | 69 |
| Nova Education Center | 73 |
| Novato Early Intervention | |
| Novato High | 1,287 |
| Olive Elementary | 364 |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary | 464 |
| Rancho Elementary | 387 |
| San Jose Middle | 559 |
| San Marin High | 1,250 |
| San Ramon Elementary | 456 |
| Sinaloa Middle | 693 |
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
- 0627720
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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