School district · California

San Mateo Union High

San Mateo Union High in California: 8 public schools with 8,736 students and 19.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,572 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
8,736
Students per teacher
19.8
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,572
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)
442
Counselors (FTE)
28.3
Students per counselor
309
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.6
Librarians (FTE): 0.3

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
$14.9K15
$16.2K16
$16.9K17
$16.5K18
$19.4K19
$19.2K20
$19.4K21
$22.3K22
$24.4K23
$26.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.1% · $10.1M
State
10.0% · $32.9M
Local
87% · $287.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,561
Support services
$11,178
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$73.7M
Long-term debt
$788M

Schools

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

High schools: 8
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
9–121,65822.4
9–121,58319.6
9–121,06118.6
9–121,58519.4
9–121,11520.5
9–1212313.3
9–121,55719.5
10–125410.8

Sources

Address
650 North Delaware St., San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone
(650)558-2299
Website