Palmdale Elementary
A public school district in Palmdale, California, with 29 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 17,941
- Students enrolled
- 773.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,994.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,861
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 17,941 in 2024–25
- Ranks 436th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 67th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,861 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% 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
Palmdale Elementary spent $17,861 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,017 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 | $17,861 | $317.7 million | 17,788 |
| FY2022 | $16,847 | $296.1 million | 17,575 |
| FY2021 | $15,360 | $269.2 million | 17,525 |
| FY2020 | $14,286 | $260.4 million | 18,229 |
| FY2019 | $13,697 | $261.4 million | 19,085 |
| FY2018 | $12,106 | $275.7 million | 22,777 |
| FY2017 | $11,281 | $252.8 million | 22,412 |
| FY2016 | $10,848 | $238.7 million | 22,006 |
| FY2015 | $9,643 | $211.7 million | 21,956 |
| FY2014 | $8,843 | $191.2 million | 21,623 |
| FY2013 | $8,813 | $187.4 million | 21,264 |
| FY2012 | $9,072 | $186.7 million | 20,585 |
| FY2011 | $8,484 | $178.6 million | 21,049 |
| FY2010 | $8,476 | $180.5 million | 21,296 |
| FY2009 | $8,538 | $183.6 million | 21,498 |
| FY2008 | $8,276 | $183.7 million | 22,193 |
| FY2007 | $7,689 | $173.1 million | 22,509 |
| FY2006 | $7,454 | $170.1 million | 22,826 |
| FY2005 | $7,017 | $159.3 million | 22,704 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $70.8 million | 13.3% |
| State | $395.6 million | 74.5% |
| Local | $64.9 million | 12.2% |
| Total | $531.3 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
29 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
- 0629580
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