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School District Data for Monterey County


Here are a few statistics for Monterey County schools. The homeless number and the socioeconomically disadvantaged segment are staggering. Sometimes we live in a bubble and it's important to branch out and look beyond our small communities. Pacific Grove, Carmel and the surrounding area comprise a very small portion of the total student population. Other communities within the county have a disproportionate amount of low income households. We have to take care of these kids!

Enrollment by Subgroup:

  • English Learners: 34.3%

  • Foster Youth: .2%

  • Homeless: 9.9%

  • Migrant Students: 3.7%

  • Socioeconomically Disadvantaged: 75.1%

  • Students Disabilities: 10.9%

Enrollment by Ethnicity in the County:

  • Hispanic or Latino - 80.5%

  • White: 12.0%

  • Asian: 1.7%

  • African American: 1.3%

  • Filipino: 1.6%

  • American Indian/Alaskan Indian: .3%

  • Pacific Islander: .5%

  • Other: 2.1%

There are 126 public schools, 8 charter clubs, 22 private schools.

Here are a few numbers for some of the local school district:

  • Monterey Peninsula Unified School District - 10,526 student population

  • Pacific Grove Unified School District - 1981 student population

  • Carmel Unified School District - 2,483

  • Washington Union School District - 880

  • Spreckles Union School Distrcit - 2,581

  • Alisal Union School District - 8,750

  • Salinas City Elementary School District - 8,566

  • Salinas Union High School District - 16,257

  • King City Union School District - 2,671

  • Gonzales Unified School District - 2,344

  • Greenfield Union School District - 3,550

  • Soledad Unified School District - 4,871

  • Big Sur Unified School District - 82

Interesting note....I graduated from Pacific Grove High School in the early 80's. My graduating class was around 120. Today, I hear the the senior class remains about the same. We have limited land resources so population expansion is limited. Amazing how little has changed in 40 years!

Source: California Department of Education, DataQuest, Student Enrollment - 2019-20

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