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Anaheim, CA public schools

Enrollment, school count, staffing and per-pupil spending for Anaheim Union High — federal education data, not a star rating.

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Quick answer

Anaheim Union High is the primary public district for Anaheim, CA. It enrolls 27,748 students in 21 schools with 1,346 full-time-equivalent teachers, and spends $17,737 per pupil, 2% above the $17,320 median across the metros covered here.

Students enrolled
27,748NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22
Schools in the district
21Operating school count
Students per teacher
20.6Enrollment ÷ FTE teachers, not class size
Spending per pupil
$17,737Total current expenditure, FY2020

Who pays for schools in Anaheim

Where the district's money comes from, FY2020.

Local revenue
29.4%
$156,577,000
State revenue
57.8%
$308,018,000
Federal revenue
12.8%
$68,217,000

Local revenue is mostly property tax, which is why the Anaheim property tax rate and school funding move together. Of every dollar spent, about 54 cents reaches instruction — teacher salaries, benefits and classroom materials — with the rest covering transport, buildings, food service and administration.

Reading the Anaheim numbers

What the 2021-22 NCES and FY2020 Census finance numbers say about this district.

Spending of $17,737 per pupil sits close to the $17,320 metro median — within 2 percent of it, so budget is not what sets this district apart. Instruction takes 54 cents of each dollar — $9,495 per student — with the remainder on transport, buildings, food service and administration.

Funding is split roughly evenly — 29.4% local, 57.8% state — so both the local tax base and the CA aid formula matter to what this district can spend. Federal aid contributes 12.8%, near the typical share for a large urban district.

27,748 students across 21 schools averages 1,321 students per building, and the district is smaller than the typical district covered here (44,998 students). Buildings that size skew secondary — large comprehensive high schools pull the average up. Staffing is thin relative to peers: 20.6 students per FTE teacher against a 15.2 median, 5.4 students more per teacher.

What this data covers

Read this before comparing districts.

Figures cover Anaheim Union High (LEAID 0602630) as one unit, not any single school in Anaheim. Independently authorised charter schools, private schools and regional vocational programs are counted separately by NCES and are not in these totals. Enrollment is the 2021-22 NCES collection; dollars are the FY2020 Census F-33 survey, the latest complete national release. The two years differ, so per-pupil spending is a stable indicator rather than a live budget line.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data + Census F-33, via Urban Institute Education Data · rates as published for 2021-22 / FY2020

NCES LEAID 0602630. Finance figures are Census Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33) totals as redistributed by the Urban Institute Education Data API.