City: Manhattan Beach, CA
Address: 701 S. Peck Ave.
District: Manhattan Beach Unified
School Enrollment: 2344
White students: 80.6%
Black students: 1.5%
Hispanic students: 11.5%
Asian students: 5.5%
Native American students: 0.2%
Filipino students: 0.5%
Pacific Islander students: 0.3%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 1890
Black students: 34
Native American students: 4
Filipino students: 12
Hispanic students: 269
Pacific Islander students: 6
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 0.4%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 36.2%
AP percentage of students tested: 98%
AP base score: 789
AP statewide rank: 10
AP similar schools rank: 5
Total number of teachers: 109
Teachers with full credentials: 97
Teachers with emergency credentials: 11
Teachers with waivers: 1
Councelors: 8
Librarians: 1
API fine and performing arts courses: 2
API fine and performing arts enrollment: 36
API English courses: 2
API English enrollment: 146
API foreign language courses: 2
API foreign language enrollment: 84
API math courses: 2
API math enrollment: 135
API science courses: 2
API science enrollment: 191
API social science courses: 2
API social science enrollment: 152
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 636
10th grade enrollment : 598
11th grade enrollment : 569
12th grade enrollment : 511
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 30
Statistics about Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 511
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 72.02%
Average verbal SAT score: 542
Average math SAT score: 559
Beginning teacher salary: $33718
Mid-range teacher salary: $59435
Highest teacher salary: $72052
Average principal salary (elementary): $90620
Average principal salary (middle): $97579
Average principal salary (secondary): $100000
Superintendent salary: $142998
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 43.40%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 4.79%
Dollars spent per student: $6608