Total enrollment
58
-13 (-18%) vs SY 2017-18
3 schools in Big Sur
California · Public K-12
Big Sur, California operates 3 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 58 students (around 19 per campus).
7-year change in Big Sur
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Pie Preschool | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Captain Cooper Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 47 |
| Pacific Valley (K-12) | Combined | KG-12 | 11 |
About Big Sur
Big Sur is a compact California city in terms of public-school footprint, with 3 schools and 58 students total.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city comprises 2 elementary, and 1 other.
Average school size in Big Sur is around 19 students, 97% meaningfully below the California average of about 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 18%: 71 students in SY 2017-18 versus 58 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Big Sur discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.