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San Bernardino City Unified

San Bernardino City Unified spends $24,296 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable California districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for San Bernardino City Unified come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$125,783
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$24,296
Per-pupil spending
45,852
Students enrolled
82nd
Pct. in CA
$125,783

San Bernardino City Unified spends $24,296 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable California districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $125,783, above the national average of $70,245, serving 45,852 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: San Bernardino City Unified spends $24,296 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable California districts with a reliable figure.
  • 82nd percentile for California
  • 98th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • San Bernardino City Unified ranks #125 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #156 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +28.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, San Bernardino City Unified's instructional payroll puts 82.5% into regular program , 3.3 points below the state median of 85.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program San Bernardino CA median Gap
Regular program 82.5% 85.8% -3.3 pp
Special education 13.5% 10.8% +2.8 pp
Vocational programs 2.5% 0.0% +2.5 pp
Other programs 1.4% 0.4% +1.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0634170 · FY2023.

LEAID 0634170 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

San Bernardino F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +14% vs state RANK-ST-MID P82 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P98 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-LARGE 45.9K students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Riverside FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $125,783 estimated average teacher salary · P82 in California · P98 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Riverside (+$35est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for San Bernardino

Salary neighbourhood · San Bernardino

San Bernardino already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for San Bernardino

San Bernardino City Unified's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$125,783 Top 2% higher than 98% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Below this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. San Bernardino City Unified $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

San Bernardino in California's upper-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows San Bernardino City Unified ranks #125 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #156 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

San Bernardino City Unified is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about San Bernardino City Unified

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 98% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +28.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing California's statewide +25.3% by 3.6 points, a growth rate faster than 68% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 48,769 to 45,852 students (6.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$125,782.886

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$112,111

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how California compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for San Bernardino City Unified

What the Numbers Say About San Bernardino City Unified

San Bernardino City Unified is a mid-sized school district in California, serving 45,852 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,296. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $125,783, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0634170 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in San Bernardino City Unified runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 13.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (79.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 82% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, San Bernardino City Unified reports $1114.0M in total expenditure against $1246.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $225.4M, special-education teacher pay is $37.0M.

How does San Bernardino City Unified compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the California average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

San Bernardino City Unified $125,783
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

San Bernardino City Unified pays +21.2% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $24,296 vs $26,962

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable California districts

On pay, San Bernardino City Unified sits closest to Riverside Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Pleasanton Unified. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Riverside Unified
  2. Cupertino Union
  3. Victor Elementary
  4. Murrieta Valley Unified
  5. Glendale Unified
  6. Ceres Unified
  7. Palm Springs Unified
  8. Alhambra Unified
  9. Val Verde Unified
  10. Rialto Unified
  11. Desert Sands Unified
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Pleasanton Unified
  2. Twin Rivers Unified
  3. Pasadena Unified
  4. Anaheim Elementary
  5. Paramount Unified
  6. Newport-Mesa Unified
  7. Grossmont Union High
  8. Palmdale Elementary
  9. Garden Grove Unified
  10. Rowland Unified
  11. Santa Ana Unified

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near San Bernardino City Unified's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for San Bernardino City Unified: closest on enrollment (45,852 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($125,783 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$1246.9M
Total Revenue
$1114.0M
Total Expenditure
$298.3M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$225.4M
Regular Program
$37.0M
Special Education
$7.0M
Vocational
$3.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in San Bernardino City Unified: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. San Bernardino City Unified sits in the upper quarter of that field at 126 of 644, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all California districts →

Other California Districts

Large-district sample from 776 California peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

San Jose Unified
$119,695
25,351 students
Orange Unified
$115,788
24,740 students
Manteca Unified
$104,531
24,646 students
Glendale Unified
$124,804
24,412 students
Rialto Unified
$127,298
24,117 students
Twin Rivers Unified
$110,004
24,043 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about San Bernardino City Unified
What is the average teacher salary in San Bernardino City Unified?

The average teacher salary in San Bernardino City Unified is $125,783 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does San Bernardino City Unified teacher pay compare to the California average?

San Bernardino City Unified pays 13.8% more than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $125,783.

How does San Bernardino City Unified teacher pay compare to the national average?

San Bernardino City Unified pays 79.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $125,783.

What is the per-pupil spending in San Bernardino City Unified?

San Bernardino City Unified spends approximately $24,296 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of San Bernardino City Unified's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of San Bernardino City Unified's total expenditure of $1114.0M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. San Bernardino City Unified's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.