Pasadena Unified
A public school district in Pasadena, California, with 23 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 13,757
- Students enrolled
- 652.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,511.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,332
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 13,757 in 2024–25
- Ranks 599th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 104th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,332 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 78% 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
Pasadena Unified spent $21,332 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,235 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 | $21,332 | $301.9 million | 14,152 |
| FY2022 | $17,889 | $260.1 million | 14,542 |
| FY2021 | $15,196 | $232.7 million | 15,313 |
| FY2020 | $14,653 | $233.7 million | 15,951 |
| FY2019 | $14,190 | $231.9 million | 16,340 |
| FY2018 | $12,727 | $231.2 million | 18,164 |
| FY2017 | $12,589 | $231.8 million | 18,410 |
| FY2016 | $12,378 | $228.9 million | 18,492 |
| FY2015 | $10,939 | $203.3 million | 18,586 |
| FY2014 | $10,168 | $194.2 million | 19,102 |
| FY2013 | $9,612 | $187.8 million | 19,540 |
| FY2012 | $9,737 | $192.8 million | 19,802 |
| FY2011 | $9,748 | $193.0 million | 19,803 |
| FY2010 | $10,144 | $203.7 million | 20,084 |
| FY2009 | $10,197 | $209.3 million | 20,526 |
| FY2008 | $10,241 | $214.1 million | 20,905 |
| FY2007 | $9,507 | $198.0 million | 20,827 |
| FY2006 | $9,127 | $194.6 million | 21,321 |
| FY2005 | $9,235 | $206.3 million | 22,336 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $55.8 million | 13.7% |
| State | $167.5 million | 41.1% |
| Local | $184.7 million | 45.3% |
| Total | $407.9 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
23 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
- 0629940
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