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District profile / California
Cabrillo Unified
2,562
Students
2024-25 school year
7
Schools
2024-25 school year
$13,847
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median
21.2
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Cabrillo Unified is a public school district based in Half Moon Bay, California, serving 2,562 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #389 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 366 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Ramon Miramontes. It spends about $13,847 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.2 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Cabrillo compares
CabrilloCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$54.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 6%State 14%Local 80%
| Measure | Cabrillo | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,847 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,096 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $55.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $54.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 121 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 253 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.2 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 512 | 474 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Ramon Miramontes
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler UnifiedFowler | 2,563 | 9 | $13,285 | 21.2 | #388 |
| Cabrillo UnifiedHalf Moon Bay · this district | 2,562 | 7 | $13,847 | 21.2 | #389 |
| Lamont ElementaryLamont | 2,561 | 4 | $14,091 | 21.2 | #390 |
| Keppel Union ElementaryPearblossom | 2,559 | 6 | $13,627 | 25.3 | #391 |
| King City UnionKing City | 2,554 | 6 | $14,112 | 22.2 | #392 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| MarbleheadMarblehead, MA | 2,564 | $20,830 | 11.4 |
| Dumont Public School DistrictDumont, NJ | 2,562 | $19,149 | 12.2 |
| Caldwell-West School DistrictWest Caldwell, NJ | 2,561 | $19,885 | 11.4 |
| Vicksburg Community SchoolsVicksburg, MI | 2,560 | $11,476 | 16.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-cabrillo-unified