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Saddleback Valley Unified
A public school district in Mission Viejo, California, with 34 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 22,691
- Students enrolled
- 999.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,238.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,515
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 22,691 in 2024–25
- Ranks 320th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 44th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,515 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 49% 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
Saddleback Valley Unified spent $17,410 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,695 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 | $17,410 | $403.9 million | 23,199 |
| FY2023 | $15,515 | $367.9 million | 23,711 |
| FY2022 | $13,733 | $335.0 million | 24,390 |
| FY2021 | $12,688 | $316.6 million | 24,954 |
| FY2020 | $11,164 | $293.7 million | 26,304 |
| FY2019 | $11,797 | $315.5 million | 26,747 |
| FY2018 | $10,660 | $291.9 million | 27,378 |
| FY2017 | $10,377 | $288.5 million | 27,803 |
| FY2016 | $9,605 | $275.7 million | 28,706 |
| FY2015 | $8,969 | $260.4 million | 29,028 |
| FY2014 | $7,700 | $228.9 million | 29,731 |
| FY2013 | $7,527 | $228.5 million | 30,355 |
| FY2012 | $7,305 | $225.6 million | 30,885 |
| FY2011 | $7,116 | $225.8 million | 31,724 |
| FY2010 | $7,719 | $250.0 million | 32,387 |
| FY2009 | $7,892 | $259.9 million | 32,936 |
| FY2008 | $8,023 | $269.2 million | 33,558 |
| FY2007 | $7,631 | $258.8 million | 33,909 |
| FY2006 | $7,029 | $243.2 million | 34,592 |
| FY2005 | $6,695 | $233.7 million | 34,901 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $33.3 million | 7.0% |
| State | $169.7 million | 35.6% |
| Local | $273.5 million | 57.4% |
| Total | $476.5 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
34 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
- 0633860
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
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- 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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