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Newport Mesa Unified School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
  • (714) 424-5000
  • 2985 Bear St Ste A
  • Costa Mesa, CA-4300
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About this district

Newport Mesa Unified School District is a public school district in California. They serve 22,000 students across 34 schools, and its teachers have had 1,547 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Schools
    34
  • Students
    22,000
  • Teachers
    888

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Newport Mesa Unified School District Demographics

45%
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
48%
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.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Newport Mesa Unified School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Newport Mesa Unified School District had a total revenue of $369.7 million in the 2016-17 school year. 75.4% came from local sources, 19.7% from state sources, and 4.9% from federal sources.

Newport Mesa Unified School District had a per-pupil revenue of $16,806 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 75.4% came from local sources, 19.7% from state sources, and 4.9% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Newport Mesa Unified School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated May 9, 2024

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Newport Mesa Unified School District

$1.1 million
raised using DonorsChoose
1,547
projects funded
415
teachers funded
3,252
donors
85
projects for basic supplies
143
projects for technology
283
projects for books
65
projects for art supplies

Newport Mesa Unified School District has received support from 2,445 individuals from California and 807 individuals out-of-state.

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