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Carmel, CA
Public School Ratings




Carmel Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Carmel Unified School District details

Carmel Unified School District
4380 Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel, CA 93923

2,159 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Carmel Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.7% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
68%
41%
72%
47%
64%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Apple Pie Preschool School
Hwy. 1
Big Sur, CA, 93920
M-M
Cachagua Children's Center School
37320 Nason Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA, 93924
M-M
Captain Cooper Elementary School
Highway 1
Big Sur, CA, 93920
KG-05
Carmel Child Development Center School
8460 Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel, CA, 93923
KG-KG
Carmel High School
3600 Ocean Ave.
Carmel, CA, 93923
09-12
Carmel Middle School
4380 Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel, CA, 93922
06-08
Carmel River Elementary School
Monte Verde St. And 15th Ave.
Carmel, CA, 93923
KG-05
Carmel Valley High School
27335 Schulte Rd.
Carmel, CA, 93923
09-12
Tularcitos Elementary School
35 Ford Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA, 93924
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.2% 22.0%
Black 0.5% 5.2%
Hispanic 24.6% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.5% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.6% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 14.9% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.7% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,812 $40,615,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,441 $5,270,000 7.1%
Staff $1,637 $3,535,000 4.8%
General Administration $806 $1,740,000 2.3%
School Administration $2,197 $4,744,000 6.4%
Operation $3,502 $7,560,000 10.2%
Transportation $913 $1,972,000 2.7%
Other $1,834 $3,959,000 5.3%
Total Support $13,330 $28,780,000 38.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,296 $4,958,000 6.7%
Total Expenditures $34,439 $74,353,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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