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Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
K - 5 Grades Served
47 Students
5 Teachers
Coast Highway 1Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Big Sur, CA 93920
About this school
Captain Cooper Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Big Sur, California that is part of Carmel Unified School District.
It serves 47 students
in K - 5
with a student/teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
Its teachers have had 3 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
61%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
Captain Cooper Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jul 19, 2025
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Captain Cooper Elementary School
$1,186
raised using DonorsChoose
3
projects
funded
1
teacher
funded
18
donors
Captain Cooper Elementary School has received support from
17 individuals from California and
1 individual out-of-state.
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