North Monterey County Unified School District

The school district serves 5581 pupils in the communities of Aromas, Castroville, Elkhorn, Prunedale, Royal Oaks, Moss Landing, and portions of Salinas, California.

NMCUSD students are 66% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White, 2% Filipino, 1% Asian, and 1% African American [2].

The Board of Trustees is responsible for making all decisions concerning the allocation of district funds with the advice of the district's administration, teachers, staff, and community members and within the limits, laws, and guidelines of state of California and the United States.

Parents have voiced their discontent at school board meetings and asked questions concerning the spending of Measure E funds.

[6][7] The district also faces budgetary problems due to the short term California wide decline in student enrollment.

Measure E sign in front of high school.
Site where the new middle school was to be built.