Tehachapi Unified
A public school district in Tehachapi, California, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,156
- Students enrolled
- 179.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 496.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,888
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,156 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,335th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 310th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,888 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 43% 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
Tehachapi Unified spent $14,888 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,614 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 | $14,888 | $62.1 million | 4,170 |
| FY2022 | $13,678 | $56.5 million | 4,134 |
| FY2021 | $11,614 | $46.1 million | 3,971 |
| FY2020 | $11,071 | $46.9 million | 4,236 |
| FY2019 | $10,710 | $46.1 million | 4,307 |
| FY2018 | $10,066 | $44.8 million | 4,454 |
| FY2017 | $9,793 | $43.1 million | 4,396 |
| FY2016 | $9,573 | $40.5 million | 4,232 |
| FY2015 | $8,601 | $36.7 million | 4,272 |
| FY2014 | $8,532 | $36.8 million | 4,311 |
| FY2013 | $7,697 | $34.2 million | 4,446 |
| FY2012 | $7,997 | $35.9 million | 4,494 |
| FY2011 | $7,335 | $34.3 million | 4,680 |
| FY2010 | $7,330 | $35.3 million | 4,821 |
| FY2009 | $7,808 | $38.0 million | 4,869 |
| FY2008 | $7,790 | $38.4 million | 4,927 |
| FY2007 | $7,624 | $37.2 million | 4,884 |
| FY2006 | $6,875 | $33.5 million | 4,879 |
| FY2005 | $6,614 | $32.1 million | 4,858 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.5 million | 12.6% |
| State | $45.3 million | 60.3% |
| Local | $20.3 million | 27.1% |
| Total | $75.1 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cummings Valley Elementary | 560 |
| Golden Hills Elementary | 663 |
| Jacobsen Middle | 925 |
| Monroe High (Continuation) | 25 |
| Tehachapi High | 1,260 |
| Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy | 108 |
| Tompkins Elementary | 615 |
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
- 0638880
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