Regular local school district · San Mateo County
Hillsborough City Elementary School District, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
Hillsborough City Elementary School District runs 4 public schools with 1,241 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 14.6 students per teacher is 7.3 lower than the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "Hillsborough City Elementary".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,241
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 300 El Cerrito Ave, Hillsborough, CA 94010
- Phone
- (650)342-5193
- County
- San Mateo County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- K to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0617190
- State district ID
- CA-4168908
- Total staff (FTE)
- 170
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 248 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 5.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.6
California21.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,268), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $35.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $767,000
- State revenue
- $3.1 million
- Local revenue
- $32.1 million
- Total spending
- $35.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $27,778
- Salaries
- $20.4 million58.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $87.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 2.1%
- State: 8.5%
- Local: 89.4%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$27,778
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in Hillsborough City Elementary School District
By level: 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Crocker Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 446 | 13.9 |
| North Hillsborough | Elementary | K to 5 | 274 | 14.4 |
| South Hillsborough | Elementary | K to 5 | 244 | 15.2 |
| West Hillsborough | Elementary | K to 5 | 275 | 16.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in San Mateo County
- San Mateo-Foster City School District 9,926 students
- San Mateo Union High 8,775 students
- Sequoia Union High 8,516 students
- South San Francisco Unified 7,664 students
- Redwood City Elementary School District 6,394 students
- Jefferson Elementary School District 4,952 students
- Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District 3,914 students
- Jefferson Union High 3,715 students
- Burlingame Elementary School District 3,380 students
- San Carlos Elementary School District 2,877 students
- Menlo Park City Elementary School District 2,685 students
- Pacifica School District 2,652 students
- Cabrillo Unified 2,562 students
- Millbrae Elementary School District 2,107 students
- San Bruno Park Elementary School District 2,003 students
More in California
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.