School district · California

Big Sur Unified

Big Sur Unified in California: 1 public schools with 11 students and 2.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $56,556 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
11
Students per teacher
2.4
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$56,556
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
4.6
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

Not published: too few students tested.

Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

Not published: too few students tested.

Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.4K15
$16.5K16
$15.8K17
$15.5K18
$8.2K19
$62.6K20
$97.9K21
$61.6K22
$51.3K23
$56.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
0.8% · $16K
State
60% · $1.1M
Local
39% · $729K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$26,667
Support services
$28,944
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$154K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–12112.4

Sources

Address
69325 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920
Phone
(805)927-4507
Website