Big Sur Charter

Big Sur Charter is a combined-grade school with a street address in Monterey, California. It serves 101 students in kindergarten through 12. For comparison, combined schools in California average about 602 students.

The school's district is Big Sur Charter District.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Big Sur Charter, at 48%. Other reported shares: 33% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 4% Black. Monterey County's residents are about 36% White, 11 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At Big Sur Charter, 5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.2:1. On average, combined schools in California have 18.6:1, compared with 20.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 28% of enrollment. That is 48 points below the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.

Big Sur Charter is located in Monterey County, where the median household income is $97,230, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Big Sur Charter, Monterey County has 152 other public schools.

The next-closest public school is Robert Down Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Big Sur Charter is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. NCES lists Big Sur Charter as a charter school.

Big Sur Charter's enrollment climbed from 94 in 2020-21 to 101 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 23.5 in 2020-21 to 20.2 in 2024-25.

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