Monterey County Office of Education

Public school district · Monterey County · California · NCES district ID 0691021

Monterey County Office of Education's fiscal year 2022-23 finance report (NCES F-33) gives no current spending per student. Its 4 schools enrolled 680 students in 2024-25. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $122,644 per student, down 8.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (California: 86.2%).

Where the money came from

$190,337,000 in revenue: 47.1% state, 34.3% local and 18.5% federal. Total spending including $1,837,000 of capital outlay was $168,362,000; the figure above leaves capital out.

Monterey County Office of Education revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $89,705,000; Local $65,361,000; Federal $35,271,000; total $190,337,000.
  • State$89,705,000 47%
  • Local$65,361,000 34%
  • Federal$35,271,000 19%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23, revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

633 students in 2022-23, 673 students in 2023-24, 680 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Monterey County Office of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 673, 2024-25: 68002004006008002022-236332023-246732024-25680
Monterey County Office of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 673, 2024-25: 68002004006008002022-236332023-246732024-25680
Monterey County Office of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 673, 2024-25: 68002004006008002022-236332023-246732024-25680
Monterey County Office of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 673, 2024-25: 68002004006008002022-236332023-246732024-25680

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363363.510.0
2023-2467362.010.9
2024-2568062.011.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Monterey County Office of Education scored proficient or above: 15-26% in reading and 2-14% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts15-26%45%215
Math2-14%34%217

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

65-69% of the 112 students in Monterey County Office of Education's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate65‑69%86.2%
Students in the class112495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 101 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Salinas Community10120.482.2%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 other schools, 579 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Monterey County Special Education2746.958.8%Not reported
Monterey County Home Charter25518.862.0%Not reported
Wellington M. Smith Jr.5012.494.0%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Monterey County Office of Education

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Monterey County Office of Education

  1. Every school district in CaliforniaMonterey County Office of Education is the number 827 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 633 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#827 of 1,991
  2. Fenton Avenue Charter DistrictThe next larger California district: 634 students in fall 2022, $19,763 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,763
  3. Vista Norte Public Charter DistrictThe next smaller California district: 631 students in fall 2022, $18,391 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,391
  4. Compare Monterey County Office of Education with Fenton Avenue Charter DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  5. Salinas Community, its largest high school101 students in 2024-25, 20.4 per teacher.101
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Monterey County Office of Education

  1. How many schools and students are in Monterey County Office of Education?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 high, 3 other), enrolling 680 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. Where does Monterey County Office of Education's money come from?
    $190,337,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.1% state, 34.3% local and 18.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  3. How do students in Monterey County Office of Education do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Monterey County Office of Education scored proficient or above: 15-26% in reading and 2-14% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  4. What is the graduation rate in Monterey County Office of Education?
    65-69% of the 112 students in Monterey County Office of Education's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Monterey County Office of Education's NCES district ID?
    0691021. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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