Public schools in Mammoth Lakes, CA

Mammoth Lakes has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, enrolling 1,098 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Mammoth Unified runs 4 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Mammoth Lakes's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Mammoth LakesDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Mammoth Unified41,118$16,921
Mono County Office of Education1200$46,330

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

3 high schools in Mammoth Lakes, 350 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mammoth High33015.432.7%Mammoth Unified
Jan Work Community1111.572.7%Mono County Office of Education
Sierra High (Continuation)99.033.3%Mammoth Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Mammoth Lakes, 243 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mammoth Middle24318.142.8%Mammoth Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One elementary school in Mammoth Lakes, 505 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mammoth Elementary50518.741.6%Mammoth Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Mammoth Lakes's public schools compare with California's

The median Mammoth Lakes school has 15.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 243 students (state 471).

Mammoth Lakes against California, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Mammoth LakesCalifornia
Median students per teacher15.421.6
Median school size (students)243471
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)not reportednot reported
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%74%
Charter schools0%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Mammoth Lakes schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Mammoth Lakes

  1. Mammoth UnifiedRuns 4 of Mammoth Lakes's 5 public schools and spent $16,921 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,921
  2. Mammoth High, the largest high school in Mammoth Lakes330 students in 2024-25, 15.4 per teacher.330
  3. Compare Mammoth Unified with Mono County Office of EducationMammoth Lakes's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Mammoth Lakes addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in California

  1. Los Angeles564 schools
  2. San Diego283 schools
  3. San Jose232 schools
  4. Sacramento197 schools
  5. Fresno179 schools
  6. Bakersfield146 schools
  7. San Francisco123 schools
  8. Stockton122 schools

Questions about schools in Mammoth Lakes

  1. How many public schools are in Mammoth Lakes, CA?
    5 public schools with an address in Mammoth Lakes were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, enrolling 1,098 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Mammoth Lakes?
    Mammoth High, with 330 students in 2024-25 (Mammoth Unified).
  3. Which districts run Mammoth Lakes's schools?
    Mammoth Unified (4 schools), Mono County Office of Education (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25