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San Mateo-Foster City School District, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

San Mateo-Foster City School District runs 22 public schools with 9,926 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 21.0 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "San Mateo-Foster City".

At a glance

Schools
22
Students
9,926
Teachers (FTE)
472
Students per teacher
21.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
1170 Chess Dr., Foster City, CA 94404
Phone
(650)312-7700
County
San Mateo County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
K to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0634920
State district ID
CA-4169039
Total staff (FTE)
961
School counselors (FTE)
30.0About 331 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
32.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district21.0
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 (10,969), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$202.4 million
Federal revenue
$12.8 million
State revenue
$28.6 million
Local revenue
$161.0 million
Total spending
$212.6 million
Spending per pupil
$19,384
Salaries
$93.9 million44.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$480.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.3%
  • State: 14.1%
  • Local: 79.6%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$19,384
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in San Mateo-Foster City School District

By level: 3 middle, 19 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abbott MiddleMiddle6 to 872118.0
Audubon ElementaryElementaryK to 544522.2
Bayside AcademyElementaryK to 884019.5
Baywood ElementaryElementaryK to 548924.4
Beach Park ElementaryElementaryK to 534723.1
Beresford ElementaryElementaryK to 521821.8
Borel MiddleMiddle6 to 890319.2
Bowditch MiddleMiddle6 to 892921.6
Brewer Island ElementaryElementaryK to 530621.9
College Park ElementaryElementaryK to 543123.9
Fiesta Gardens International ElementaryElementaryK to 541822.0
Foster City ElementaryElementaryK to 562421.5
George Hall ElementaryElementaryK to 537020.6
Highlands ElementaryElementaryK to 537921.1
Laurel ElementaryElementaryK to 546922.3
LEAD ElementaryElementaryK to 534921.8
Meadow Heights ElementaryElementaryK to 523818.3
North Shoreview MontessoriElementaryK to 832523.2
Parkside MontessoriElementaryK to 841822.0
San Mateo Park ElementaryElementaryK to 534024.3
San Mateo-Foster City Special Education PreschoolElementaryK1
Sunnybrae ElementaryElementaryK to 534619.2

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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.