C+
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves San Bernardino and Highland, and parts of Rialto.
Students
44,080
Schools
76
Spent per student
$23,886
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$453.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about San Bernardino City Unified School District
- School Grade C+: better than 43% of California districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Spends 13% more per student than the CA average
- 21 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.3% since 2020
- Debt of $453.9M, about $10,298 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Whitewater.
K–55 elementary schoolsBanning Unified School District
54 elementary schoolsBanning Unified School District
6–8Nicolet MiddleBanning Unified School District
9–12Banning HighBanning Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,886 per student · 13% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 68%Federal 20%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
46,541’20
46,363’21
45,852’22
44,606’23
44,080’24
Down 5.3% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 84%Black 8%White 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
76 public schools.
Paakuma K-8
940 students21:1
George Brown Jr. Elementary
733 students22:1
Muscoy Elementary
670 students21:1
Del Rosa Elementary
659 students22:1
Vermont Elementary
659 students21:1
Roger Anton Elementary
619 students21:1
Bob Holcomb Elementary
598 students22:1
Hillside Elementary
586 students21:1
Bing Wong Elementary
581 students20:1
Belvedere Elementary
557 students21:1
Lankershim Elementary
551 students20:1
North Verdemont Elementary
549 students21:1
Hunt Elementary
533 students19:1
Lincoln Elementary
531 students19:1
Bradley Elementary
530 students20:1
Lytle Creek Elementary
525 students19:1
Cypress Elementary
517 students19:1
North Park Elementary
514 students21:1
Roosevelt Elementary
512 students17:1
Ramona-Alessandro Elementary
502 students20:1
Warm Springs Elementary
490 students20:1
Barton Elementary
485 students20:1
Parkside Elementary
485 students21:1
Graciano Gomez Elementary
481 students21:1
Palm Avenue Elementary
479 students20:1
Mt. Vernon Elementary
471 students21:1
Riley Elementary
462 students21:1
Captain Leland Norton Elementary
460 students22:1
Thompson Elementary
455 students22:1
Wilson Elementary
449 students19:1
Oehl Elementary
436 students22:1
Emmerton Elementary
434 students21:1
E. Neal Roberts Elementary
425 students21:1
Rio Vista Elementary
412 students18:1
Davidson Elementary
408 students20:1
Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary
394 students19:1
Newmark Elementary
392 students23:1
Urbita Elementary
390 students20:1
Marshall Elementary
384 students21:1
Cole Elementary
380 students21:1
Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary
379 students19:1
Monterey Elementary
372 students21:1
Fairfax Elementary
359 students23:1
Kendall Elementary
351 students20:1
Kimbark Elementary
337 students19:1
H. Frank Dominguez Elementary
297 students17:1
Highland Pacific Elementary
285 students18:1
Howard Inghram Elementary
264 students22:1
Arrowhead Elementary
248 students19:1
Carmack
0 students
STAR at Anderson Community Day
0 students
Yvonne Harmon
0 students
Cesar E. Chavez Middle
1,107 students23:1
Arrowview Middle
917 students20:1
Golden Valley Middle
742 students20:1
Serrano Middle
716 students17:1
Shandin Hills Middle
709 students19:1
Curtis Middle
679 students20:1
Del Vallejo Middle
D642 students18:1
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy
640 students22:1
Richardson PREP HI Middle
583 students22:1
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
581 students20:1
Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary
338 students21:1
Cajon High
2,748 students25:1
Arroyo Valley High
2,692 students24:1
Indian Springs High
1,810 students22:1
San Bernardino High
A1,440 students21:1
San Gorgonio High
1,431 students21:1
Pacific High
D−1,246 students20:1
San Andreas High
420 students12:1
Sierra High
384 students14:1
Middle College High
269 students19:1
San Bernardino City Community Day
0 students
Virtual Academy
346 students15:1
Anderson
76 students10:1
Alternative Learning Center
34 students14:1
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.