Record · District
Manhattan Beach Unified
A public school district in Manhattan Beach, California, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,895
- Students enrolled
- 246.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 624.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,039
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,895 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,606th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 241st of 1,976 in California. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,039 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 65% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Manhattan Beach Unified spent $18,571 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,199 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $18,571 | $110.0 million | 5,925 |
| FY2023 | $18,039 | $106.3 million | 5,895 |
| FY2022 | $16,366 | $95.8 million | 5,852 |
| FY2021 | $15,288 | $92.2 million | 6,030 |
| FY2020 | $14,588 | $95.2 million | 6,524 |
| FY2019 | $14,901 | $98.1 million | 6,583 |
| FY2018 | $12,960 | $86.1 million | 6,647 |
| FY2017 | $12,113 | $82.1 million | 6,776 |
| FY2016 | $11,985 | $81.2 million | 6,774 |
| FY2015 | $10,843 | $74.7 million | 6,890 |
| FY2014 | $9,606 | $66.2 million | 6,894 |
| FY2013 | $9,517 | $65.0 million | 6,832 |
| FY2012 | $9,006 | $60.5 million | 6,716 |
| FY2011 | $8,307 | $55.2 million | 6,645 |
| FY2010 | $8,186 | $54.1 million | 6,612 |
| FY2009 | $8,483 | $55.0 million | 6,481 |
| FY2008 | $8,973 | $56.8 million | 6,332 |
| FY2007 | $8,610 | $53.1 million | 6,168 |
| FY2006 | $8,402 | $52.4 million | 6,241 |
| FY2005 | $8,199 | $52.3 million | 6,380 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.8 million | 3.4% |
| State | $35.1 million | 24.6% |
| Local | $102.9 million | 72.1% |
| Total | $142.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary | 469 |
| Grand View Elementary | 550 |
| Manhattan Beach Middle | 1,175 |
| Manhattan Beach Preschool | |
| Meadows Avenue Elementary | 407 |
| Mira Costa High | 2,473 |
| Opal Robinson Elementary | 303 |
| Pacific Elementary | 510 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0600025
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved October 21, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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