Cupertino Union Schools are Underfunded
CUSD serves about 16,000 students annually with a budget of about $8,600 per student, one of the lowest per-student expenditures in the nation.
CUSD’s per student budget is also lower
than our neighbors in Northern California.
| City | Sunnyvale |
|---|---|
| Daily Attendance | 6,326 students |
| Local Revenue | $9,743 per student |
| State Aid | $659 per student |
| Foundation | $21 per student ($135,000) |
| Parcel Tax |
$158 per student $59 per parcel (1 M) |
| Total | $10,581 per student |
| Difference from CUSD | $2,376 |
| City | Los Altos |
|---|---|
| Daily Attendance | 4,379 students |
| Local Revenue | $8,285 per student |
| State Aid | $349 per student |
| Foundation | $799 per student (3.5 M) |
| Parcel Tax |
$2352 per student $790 per parcel (10.3 M) |
| Total | $11,785 per student |
| Difference from CUSD | $3,580 |
| City | Santa Clara |
|---|---|
| Daily Attendance | 14,799 students |
| Local Revenue | $9,129 per student |
| State Aid | $863 per student |
| Foundation | Information not available |
| Parcel Tax | $84 per parcel |
| Total | $13,739 per student |
| Difference from CUSD | $5,534 |
| Comparison | San Jose |
|---|---|
| Local Revenue | $- |
| State Aid | $- |
| Foundations | $- |
| Parcel Tax | $- |
| Combined Total Funds | $- |
| Difference from CUSD | $- |
| City | Saratoga |
|---|---|
| Daily Attendance | 1,866 students |
| Local Revenue | $14,115 per student |
| State Aid | $379 per student |
| Foundations | $434 per student ($810,000) |
| Parcel Tax |
$257 per student $68 per parcel (480K) |
| Total | $15,180 per student |
| Difference from CUSD | $6,975 |
| City | Palo Alto |
|---|---|
| Daily Attendance | 11,164 |
| Local Revenue | $16,428 per student |
| State Aid | $429 per student |
| Foundations | Information not available |
| Parcel Tax | $758 per parcel |
| Total | $15,293 per student |
| Difference from CUSD | $7,088 |
| City | Cupertino |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 16,336 students |
| Local Revenue | $7,183 per student |
| State Aid | $1,407 per student |
| Foundation | $19 per student ($350,000) |
| Parcel Tax |
$465 per student $250 per parcel (8.5 M) |
| Total | $8,600 per student |
| Difference from CUSD |
This means a teacher working for CUSD could drive just a few miles further from home, and get better pay.
