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ExploreNewport-Mesa Unified

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 0627240

Newport-Mesa Unified

Costa Mesa, CA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

17,635

+0.7%YoY

Graduation Rate

84.3%

-2.2%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$15,826

-12.0%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

18.9:1

-14.1%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

5.3%

-67.5%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

9.6%

-32.4%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+2.9%

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