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San Carlos Elementary School District, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
San Carlos Elementary School District runs 9 public schools with 2,877 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 21.8 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "San Carlos Elementary".
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 2,877
- Teachers (FTE)
- 132
- Students per teacher
- 21.8
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1200 Industrial Rd. Unit 9, San Carlos, CA 94070
- Phone
- (650)508-7333
- County
- San Mateo County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- K to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0634290
- State district ID
- CA-4169021
- Total staff (FTE)
- 242
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 575 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 10.0
Students per teacher compared
This district21.8
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 (2,878), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $55.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.3 million
- State revenue
- $34.4 million
- Local revenue
- $19.8 million
- Total spending
- $44.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,600
- Salaries
- $24.2 million53.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $118.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 2.3%
- State: 62.0%
- Local: 35.7%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,600
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in San Carlos Elementary School District
By level: 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Arroyo | Elementary | 4 to 5 | 290 | 22.3 |
| Arundel Elementary | Elementary | K to 3 | 388 | 22.8 |
| Brittan Acres Elementary | Elementary | K to 3 | 411 | 22.8 |
| Central Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 443 | 23.3 |
| Heather Elementary | Elementary | K to 3 | 320 | 18.8 |
| Mariposa | Elementary | 4 to 5 | 322 | 24.8 |
| San Carlos Student Services Preschool | ||||
| Tierra Linda Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 451 | 20.5 |
| White Oaks Elementary | Elementary | K to 3 | 250 | 22.7 |
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
- 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
- Ravenswood City Elementary School District 1,449 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.