Poway Unified
A public school district in San Diego, California, with 39 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 34,405
- Students enrolled
- 1,517.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,479.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,127
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 34,405 in 2024–25
- Ranks 168th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 18th 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: $15,127 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 46% 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
Poway Unified spent $15,127 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,665 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,127 | $527.9 million | 34,900 |
| FY2022 | $13,960 | $491.3 million | 35,192 |
| FY2021 | $12,246 | $436.7 million | 35,663 |
| FY2020 | $11,959 | $437.5 million | 36,586 |
| FY2019 | $12,266 | $447.1 million | 36,450 |
| FY2018 | $11,181 | $408.3 million | 36,519 |
| FY2017 | $10,952 | $393.8 million | 35,956 |
| FY2016 | $10,317 | $369.0 million | 35,771 |
| FY2015 | $9,910 | $353.1 million | 35,629 |
| FY2014 | $8,829 | $313.4 million | 35,498 |
| FY2013 | $8,468 | $298.1 million | 35,196 |
| FY2012 | $8,183 | $282.9 million | 34,569 |
| FY2011 | $8,015 | $273.6 million | 34,135 |
| FY2010 | $8,280 | $279.8 million | 33,797 |
| FY2009 | $9,170 | $305.4 million | 33,305 |
| FY2008 | $9,512 | $316.6 million | 33,283 |
| FY2007 | $8,974 | $295.0 million | 32,873 |
| FY2006 | $8,109 | $264.7 million | 32,645 |
| FY2005 | $7,665 | $252.3 million | 32,915 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $29.2 million | 4.3% |
| State | $298.4 million | 44.2% |
| Local | $347.8 million | 51.5% |
| Total | $675.4 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
39 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
- 0631530
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