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Vista Unified
A public school district in Vista, California, with 26 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 18,112
- Students enrolled
- 876
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,094
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,624
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 18,112 in 2024–25
- Ranks 432nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 66th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,624 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 62% 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
Vista Unified spent $19,392 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,176 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 | $19,392 | $358.2 million | 18,469 |
| FY2023 | $17,624 | $331.7 million | 18,818 |
| FY2022 | $15,274 | $298.3 million | 19,527 |
| FY2021 | $13,817 | $272.5 million | 19,722 |
| FY2020 | $13,241 | $269.3 million | 20,338 |
| FY2019 | $14,041 | $291.4 million | 20,756 |
| FY2018 | $11,234 | $277.6 million | 24,708 |
| FY2017 | $10,657 | $268.0 million | 25,149 |
| FY2016 | $10,009 | $252.7 million | 25,244 |
| FY2015 | $8,965 | $227.5 million | 25,377 |
| FY2014 | $7,803 | $200.3 million | 25,670 |
| FY2013 | $7,485 | $191.9 million | 25,642 |
| FY2012 | $7,596 | $195.5 million | 25,738 |
| FY2011 | $7,160 | $185.0 million | 25,843 |
| FY2010 | $7,574 | $198.0 million | 26,145 |
| FY2009 | $7,644 | $204.3 million | 26,726 |
| FY2008 | $7,756 | $209.4 million | 27,002 |
| FY2007 | $7,729 | $208.5 million | 26,977 |
| FY2006 | $7,165 | $187.8 million | 26,207 |
| FY2005 | $7,176 | $189.5 million | 26,407 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $44.7 million | 9.9% |
| State | $252.2 million | 56.1% |
| Local | $152.8 million | 34.0% |
| Total | $449.8 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
26 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
- 0641190
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 October 21, 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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