Record · District
Oakland Unified
A public school district in Oakland, California, with 84 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 33,838
- Students enrolled
- 1,798.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,301.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,112
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 33,838 in 2024–25
- Ranks 172nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 20th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,112 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 80% 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
Oakland Unified spent $25,671 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,578 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 | $25,671 | $870.7 million | 33,916 |
| FY2023 | $22,112 | $755.1 million | 34,149 |
| FY2022 | $20,552 | $707.6 million | 34,428 |
| FY2021 | $18,173 | $644.9 million | 35,489 |
| FY2020 | $16,594 | $599.9 million | 36,154 |
| FY2019 | $15,652 | $571.7 million | 36,524 |
| FY2018 | $11,195 | $562.3 million | 50,231 |
| FY2017 | $11,617 | $578.0 million | 49,760 |
| FY2016 | $11,031 | $541.6 million | 49,098 |
| FY2015 | $9,735 | $468.0 million | 48,077 |
| FY2014 | $9,384 | $442.8 million | 47,194 |
| FY2013 | $9,429 | $438.1 million | 46,463 |
| FY2012 | $9,289 | $430.8 million | 46,377 |
| FY2011 | $9,141 | $425.9 million | 46,586 |
| FY2010 | $9,582 | $441.7 million | 46,099 |
| FY2009 | $9,645 | $448.7 million | 46,516 |
| FY2008 | $10,036 | $466.0 million | 46,431 |
| FY2007 | $9,317 | $438.0 million | 47,013 |
| FY2006 | $8,672 | $417.4 million | 48,135 |
| FY2005 | $8,578 | $422.2 million | 49,214 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $141.3 million | 13.0% |
| State | $541.3 million | 49.8% |
| Local | $404.7 million | 37.2% |
| Total | $1.1 billion |
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
84 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
- 0628050
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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