School district · California

Manhattan Beach Unified

Manhattan Beach Unified in California: 8 public schools with 5,887 students and 23.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,571 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
5,887
Students per teacher
23.9
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,571
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)
247
Counselors (FTE)
13.3
Students per counselor
443
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
10.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.6

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
$10.8K15
$12.0K16
$12.1K17
$12.6K18
$14.9K19
$14.6K20
$15.3K21
$16.4K22
$18.0K23
$18.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.3% · $3.3M
State
22% · $32.3M
Local
75% · $108.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,166
Support services
$6,030
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.7M
Long-term debt
$177.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–546923.5
K–555025.0
K–540723.9
K–530323.3
K–551024.3
6–81,17522.0
9–122,47324.7
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Sources

Address
325 South Peck Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone
(310)318-7345
Website