How Does OUSD Compare to their Chosen Comparison Districts?
| District | # of students | # Admin > $200k | #Admin > $300k | #Students/ >$200k Admin | UPP % | % Charter Schools | Revenue per Student |
| Fontana | 35,461 | 12 | 1 | 2955 | 87 | none | $14,626 |
| Fremont | 35,157 | 24 | 0 | 1465 | 27 | 1% | $11,730 |
| Fresno | 73,381 | 25 | 3 | 2935 | 89 | 5% | $15,122 |
| Moreno Valley | 31,597 | 23 | 1 | 1374 | 84 | none | $14,500 |
| Oakland Unified | 35,489 | 47 | 2 | 755 | 76 | 27% | $17,325 |
| Riverside | 40,083 | 20 | 2 | 2004 | 67 | 1.6% | $13,399 |
| Santa Ana | 46,593 | 42 | 1 | 1109 | 88 | 5.7% | $15,353 |
| Stockton | 40,627 | 60 | 2 | 677 | 82 | 16.5% | $15,148 |
| AVERAGE | 42,299 | 32 | 1.5 | 1659 | 75 | 7.1% | $14,652 |
Things to notice:
- Fresno has the highest need students (by UPP) but has 22 fewer high paid execs
- If OUSD had the average number of highest paid execs, they would save nearly $4 million per year
- The two districts with highest numbers of high paid execs have the highest degree of privatization, demonstrated by the number of charter schools
- OUSD receives $2,673 more per student than average for these districts, that is $95 million more PER YEAR that OUSD receives compared to other districts of comparable size
- Not coincidentally, Oakland also has the second highest amount of money spent in School Board elections in California, second only to the largest district (LAUSD – but only half as much per student was spent in that election) and nearly all of that spending (98%) came from outside of Oakland
How Does OUSD Compare to Neighboring Districts?
| District | # of students | # Admin > $200k | # Admin > $300k | #Students/ >$200k Admin | UPP % | % Charter Schools | Revenue per Student |
| Alameda Unified | 9,372 | 8 | 0 | 1172 | 35 | 17% | $13,314 |
| Berkeley | 9,844 | 6 | 0 | 1641 | 30.68 | none | $17,329 |
| Fremont | 35,157 | 24 | 0 | 1465 | 27 | 1% | $11,730 |
| Hayward | 19,802 | 9 | 1 | 2200 | 74.82 | 11.3% | $14,760 |
| Oakland Unified | 35,489 | 47 | 4 | 755 | 76 | 27% | $17,325 |
| San Francisco | 52,778 | 66 | 5 | 800 | 57.08 | 13.5% | $17,866 |
| San Leandro | 9,067 | 11 | 1 | 824 | 66.7 | none | $13,352 |
| West Contra Costa | 28,246 | 12 | 1 | 2354 | 71.12 | 12.1% | $14,214 |
| AVERAGE | 24,969 | 23 | 1.25 | 1424 | 54.8 | 10.24% | $14,986 |
Data Sources:
https://transparentcalifornia.com/ – 2020 data accessed 5/17/2022
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