Enrollment
3
California · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Seaside, CA
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day
Federal NCES profile for Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 062553011941
👥 S:T ratio 88
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- #2 of 3
- high schools in Seaside · Resource Index
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 3:1
- small classes for California
- 3
- students enrolled
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day has class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day ranks #2 of 3 high schools in Seaside, CA.
School address
District: Monterey Peninsula Unified · California
NCES ID 062553011941 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-86% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day is a small high school in Seaside, California, enrolling 3 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3:1, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day is leaner than roughly 99% of California schools and 86% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of California schools, with 3 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Discipline events run high: 4 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 3 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Among Seaside's high schools, it stands alongside Seaside High (1,073 students): Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (3:1 vs 21:1).
Monterey Peninsula Unified also operates Monterey High (1,401 students) and Seaside High (1,073 students) alongside Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day compares
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 3:1 | ▼ 86% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 3 | top 100% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
3
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
3:1
students per teacher
- 86% below state mean
Top 1% in California - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$16,404
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 133.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 100.0%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Monterey Peninsula Unified, which includes Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day.
$16,404
Per student
-1%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.8%
State 40.7%
Federal 12.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey High | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Seaside High | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Marina High | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| La Mesa | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Monte Vista | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,401
- Students per teacher
- 21.6:1
- Resource Index
- 27/100
- Enrollment
- 1,073
- Students per teacher
- 21:1
- Resource Index
- 28/100
- Enrollment
- 721
- Students per teacher
- 20.6:1
- Resource Index
- 27/100
- Enrollment
- 689
- Students per teacher
- 26.5:1
- Resource Index
- 32/100
- Enrollment
- 688
- Students per teacher
- 26.5:1
- Resource Index
- 31/100
Similar high schools in Seaside
2 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~3 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day
How many students attend Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day?
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day has 3 students enrolled. It is a high school in Seaside, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day?
The student-teacher ratio at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day is 3:1, which is 86% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 81% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day?
The largest demographic group at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day is Hispanic or Latino at 100.0% of enrollment, in Seaside, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day?
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day rank among high schools in Seaside?
By Resource Investment Index, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day ranks #2 of 3 high schools in Seaside, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Seaside on the city page.
Is Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day a good school?
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Monterey Peninsula Unified?
Besides Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day, Monterey Peninsula Unified also operates Monterey High (1,401 students), Seaside High (1,073 students), and Marina High (721 students). See the Monterey Peninsula Unified district page for the complete list.
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