San Bernardino City Unified
San Bernardino City Unified is a public school district based in San Bernardino, California, serving 44,192 students in 76 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 581 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Mauricio Arellano. It spends about $16,530 per student on day-to-day operations, 20% more than the California median. It has roughly 20.5 students per teacher.
How San Bernardino City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | San Bernardino City | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,530 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,864 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $836.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $920.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,154 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 5,937 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.5 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 325 | 474 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Mauricio Arellano
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to San Bernardino City Unified yet. Recent California coverage is on the California page.
Peer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco UnifiedSan Francisco | 48,902 | 113 | $17,416 | 21.0 | #7 |
| San Bernardino City UnifiedSan Bernardino · this district | 44,192 | 76 | $16,530 | 20.5 | #8 |
| Clovis UnifiedClovis | 43,669 | 51 | $12,375 | 22.2 | #9 |
| Kern HighBakersfield | 43,237 | 25 | $13,940 | 23.9 | #10 |
| Capistrano UnifiedSan Juan Capistrano | 40,358 | 59 | $12,431 | 23.0 | #11 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Public School DistrictNewark, NJ | 44,199 | $22,978 | 15.6 |
| San Antonio ISDSan Antonio, TX | 44,047 | $13,032 | 15.0 |
| Nebo DistrictSpanish Fork, UT | 43,696 | $7,722 | 26.9 |
| Portland Public SchoolsPortland, OR | 43,357 | $16,049 | 16.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-san-bernardino-city-unified