Malibu Middle vs Santa Monica High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Malibu Middle Santa Monica High
Location Malibu, CA Santa Monica, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle high
Enrollment 256 2,588
Student:Teacher Ratio 15:1 19.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 11.8% 27.3%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Malibu Middle Santa Monica High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $34,894 $34,894
District Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Malibu Middle Santa Monica High
White 82.0% 40.3%
African American 2.0% 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5% 34.5%
Asian 3.5% 7.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 1.2% 10.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Malibu Middle Santa Monica High
AP Courses Offered 11
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 256:1 199.1:1
Chronic Absenteeism 29.3% 33.8%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 2
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.