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Menlo Park City Elementary School District, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Menlo Park City Elementary School District runs 4 public schools with 2,685 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 16.7 students per teacher is 5.2 lower than the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "Menlo Park City Elementary".

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
2,685
Teachers (FTE)
161
Students per teacher
16.7
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
181 Encinal Ave., Atherton, CA 94027
County
San Mateo County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0624570
State district ID
CA-4168965
Total staff (FTE)
338
School counselors (FTE)
7.0About 384 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
9.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district16.7
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 (2,781), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$71.4 million
Federal revenue
$1.9 million
State revenue
$10.7 million
Local revenue
$58.9 million
Total spending
$66.1 million
Spending per pupil
$23,752
Salaries
$40.3 million61.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$142.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 2.6%
  • State: 14.9%
  • Local: 82.5%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$23,752
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Menlo Park City Elementary School District

By level: 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Encinal ElementaryElementaryK to 560415.5
Hillview MiddleMiddle6 to 884615.7
Laurel ElementaryElementaryK to 565817.8
Oak Knoll ElementaryElementaryK to 557419.1

Nearby and related

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.