Sunnyvale
A public school district in Sunnyvale, California, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,764
- Students enrolled
- 304
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 723.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,087
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,764 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,651st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 244th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,087 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 84% 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
Sunnyvale spent $24,087 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,944 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 | $24,087 | $131.6 million | 5,465 |
| FY2022 | $21,963 | $120.4 million | 5,480 |
| FY2021 | $17,764 | $105.7 million | 5,950 |
| FY2020 | $16,562 | $106.4 million | 6,426 |
| FY2019 | $15,758 | $105.0 million | 6,664 |
| FY2018 | $14,530 | $95.5 million | 6,575 |
| FY2017 | $13,572 | $88.7 million | 6,536 |
| FY2016 | $12,045 | $80.0 million | 6,640 |
| FY2015 | $10,776 | $73.1 million | 6,787 |
| FY2014 | $9,962 | $68.2 million | 6,848 |
| FY2013 | $9,524 | $64.3 million | 6,751 |
| FY2012 | $9,472 | $62.8 million | 6,635 |
| FY2011 | $9,915 | $64.4 million | 6,496 |
| FY2010 | $9,870 | $62.2 million | 6,305 |
| FY2009 | $9,786 | $60.4 million | 6,172 |
| FY2008 | $9,869 | $59.5 million | 6,027 |
| FY2007 | $9,404 | $56.5 million | 6,003 |
| FY2006 | $8,482 | $50.6 million | 5,967 |
| FY2005 | $7,944 | $47.3 million | 5,948 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.8 million | 4.8% |
| State | $26.4 million | 16.2% |
| Local | $128.8 million | 79.0% |
| Total | $163.0 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bishop Elementary | 465 |
| Cherry Chase Elementary | 622 |
| Columbia Middle | 697 |
| Cumberland Elementary | 586 |
| Ellis Elementary | 768 |
| Fairwood Elementary | 324 |
| Lakewood Elementary | 372 |
| San Miguel Elementary | 431 |
| Sunnyvale Middle | 1,053 |
| Vargas Elementary | 435 |
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 8
- NCES district ID
- 0638460
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