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Carmel Valley High · Carmel

Carmel Valley High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Carmel Valley is a high school in Carmel. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

Continuation school — a small alternative high school designed for students at risk of not graduating. Focuses on credit recovery and flexible scheduling. Test scores and college-readiness rates are not directly comparable to comprehensive high schools.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. With 10 students total, this school likely falls below that threshold in most tested grades. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
High School
Carmel Valley High
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Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 5:1, district 17:15:1
Teaching staff4 teachers
Avg. experience21.5 years
Fully credentialed76%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$78,959 – $162,162
Principal salary$202,756 – $233,472
Superintendent salary$294,125

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered0

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $114,910, CA average $14,815$114,910 · spent at this school
District current expense · FY 2024–25$39,895 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction58%
Instruction support12%
Student services10%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$26,833 per pupil
2019$23,572 per pupil
2018$24,026 per pupil
2017$22,712 per pupil
2016$21,730 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White60.0%
District 62.0% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic40.0%
District 20.6% · CA 56.1%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 40.0% (24pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$142K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.77M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+65% · CA 35%
ZIP population12,565
Median age59 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 10 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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