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Newport-Mesa Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Newport-Mesa Unified runs 32 public schools with 17,635 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 18.9 students per teacher is 3.0 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
32
Students
17,635
Teachers (FTE)
934
Students per teacher
18.9
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
2985 Bear St. Bldg. A, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone
(714)424-5000
County
Orange County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0627240
State district ID
CA-3066597
Total staff (FTE)
2,621
School counselors (FTE)
55.0About 321 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
52.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.9
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 (18,559), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$407.0 million
Federal revenue
$29.5 million
State revenue
$57.7 million
Local revenue
$319.8 million
Total spending
$365.0 million
Spending per pupil
$19,668
Salaries
$198.8 million54.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$336.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.2%
  • State: 14.2%
  • Local: 78.6%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$19,668
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Newport-Mesa Unified

By level: 7 high, 2 middle, 22 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementaryK to 633614.6
Adams ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 632114.0
Back Bay HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121438.4
California ElementaryElementaryK to 637317.8
Charles W. Tewinkle MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 850115.7
College Park ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 647318.9
Corona del Mar HighHigh7 to 122,10621.9
Costa Mesa HighCEP schoolHigh7 to 121,73019.7
Early College HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1217716.1
Eastbluff ElementaryElementaryK to 636420.2
Estancia HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1297618.8
Everett A. Rea ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 634416.4
Harbor View ElementaryElementaryK to 634420.2
Harper
Heinz Kaiser ElementaryElementary3 to 653921.6
Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle7 to 887521.3
Killybrooke ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 647318.2
Mariners ElementaryElementaryK to 657319.1
Maude B. Davis ElementaryElementaryK to 657023.8
Monte Vista Independent StudyHigh7 to 12486.0
Newport Coast ElementaryElementaryK to 642919.5
Newport ElementaryElementaryK to 633919.9
Newport Harbor HighHigh9 to 122,08422.7
Newport Heights ElementaryElementaryK to 650219.3
Paularino ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 637116.1
Pomona ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 626417.6
Roy O. Andersen ElementaryElementaryK to 635322.1
Sonora ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 636719.3
Victoria ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 630115.1
Whittier ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 645417.5
Wilson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 632319.0
Woodland ElementaryElementaryK to 248722.1

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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.