Riverside Unified
A public school district in Riverside, California, with 49 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 38,033
- Students enrolled
- 1,633.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,892.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,986
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 38,033 in 2024–25
- Ranks 145th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 13th 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: $16,986 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 59% 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
Riverside Unified spent $16,986 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,908 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 | $16,986 | $669.7 million | 39,425 |
| FY2022 | $14,545 | $576.4 million | 39,626 |
| FY2021 | $13,950 | $550.2 million | 39,443 |
| FY2020 | $12,918 | $519.4 million | 40,204 |
| FY2019 | $13,303 | $541.5 million | 40,708 |
| FY2018 | $12,332 | $523.2 million | 42,428 |
| FY2017 | $11,811 | $505.2 million | 42,769 |
| FY2016 | $10,666 | $452.9 million | 42,462 |
| FY2015 | $9,208 | $389.9 million | 42,339 |
| FY2014 | $8,307 | $353.8 million | 42,587 |
| FY2013 | $8,439 | $359.2 million | 42,560 |
| FY2012 | $7,955 | $337.3 million | 42,406 |
| FY2011 | $7,869 | $334.7 million | 42,532 |
| FY2010 | $8,267 | $353.0 million | 42,696 |
| FY2009 | $8,286 | $359.1 million | 43,336 |
| FY2008 | $8,268 | $360.1 million | 43,560 |
| FY2007 | $7,910 | $343.8 million | 43,464 |
| FY2006 | $7,298 | $314.2 million | 43,052 |
| FY2005 | $6,908 | $293.7 million | 42,521 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $85.7 million | 9.5% |
| State | $600.1 million | 66.2% |
| Local | $220.6 million | 24.3% |
| Total | $906.4 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
49 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
- 0633150
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