A snapchat of Monterey County school districts.

Monterey County is a diverse region with 25 K-12 school districts serving more than 74,000 students from diverse backgrounds. The Weekly assembled a list of basic facts from a selection of those districts, based on information they submitted in response to a questionnaire, to see what insight they reveal.

Historically, some districts have faced financial challenges, but Local Control Funding Formula funding, or LCFF – a 2013-14 California Department of Education calculation based on student needs, local-level decision making, and supporting lower-ranking schools – has helped. But LCFF is not enough for some districts, which are asking voters to approve bond measures for additional funds on Nov. 8.

Alisal Union School District • 12 schools, 9,034 students, 64.3 square miles in Salinas, schools within about 5 square miles • $111 million 2016-17 budget; $195,000/superintendent salary; $72,092/average teacher salary

Two of this district’s schools, Fremont Elementary and Alisal Community, are over 70 years old, and spokesman Marcos Cabrera says they need to be leveled and rebuilt. Measure M, a $70 million school bond on the Nov. 8 ballot, requires two-thirds of the vote to pass. If passed, the school district will remodel Fremont and Alisal, and build a new school.

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District • 19 schools, 10,244 students, from Marina to Monterey • $109.75 million 2016-17 budget; $207,480/superintendent salary; $67,275/average teacher salary

MPUSD is focusing on Reimagining Secondary Teaching and Learning Initiative for secondary education, approved earlier this year by their Board of Education. Initiatives include International Baccalaureate at Monterey High School and changing Seaside middle and high schools into project-based learning environments, where students are encouraged to learn through projects not lectures. The district has also proposed refinancing a 2010 school bond, Measure P, to generate more funding for improvements.

Carmel Union School District • 9 schools, 2,522 students, 600 square miles from Carmel to Big Sur • $35 million 2016-17 budget; $250,000/superintendent salary; $58,247-$119,626/teacher salary range

Carmel is one of the only two “basicaid” school districts in Monterey County, meaning they rely primarily on a generous local property tax base to fund their schools. Therefore, the district receives no LCFF funding, instead generating more through property taxes. CUSD is searching for a new superintendent after the departure of Superintendent Scott Laurence last school year.

Pacific Grove Unified School District • 6 schools, 2,081 students, 4 square miles in Pacific Grove • $28.8 million 2016-17 budget; $239,193/superintendent salary; $88,108/average teacher salary

Like Carmel, PGUSD is a basic-aid district. A majority of their funding comes from local property taxes. One of the district’s initiatives this year is to ensure each student has a Chromebook in their classroom, through an education tech bond Pacific Grove voters passed in November 2014.

Salinas City Elementary School District • 14 schools, 9,009 students in Salinas • $105 million 2016-17 budget; $202,841/superintendent salary; $65,881/average teacher salary

This year Salinas City Elementary School District introduced an early literacy app, Footsteps2Brilliance, available on iTunes and Google Play for all pre-K to third-grade students. The district hopes parents and children can use utilize the songs, books and games in English and Spanish. To date, 33,139 app books have been read.

Salinas Union High School District • 10 schools, 14,968 students, middle and high schools across Salinas • $159.7 million 2016-17 school budget, $196,000/superintendent salary; $65,024/average teacher salary

For several months, the Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers and SUHSD administration battled over the teachers’ contracts up until the first day of the 2016-17 school year. The district and union reached an agreement on Aug. 4, the second day of the school year, that included a 6.5-percent salary increase for teachers.

Soledad Unified School District • 9 schools, 4,861 students, 88 square miles in South County • $55.8 million 2016-17 budget; $180,000/superintendent salary; $62,000/average teacher salary

Superintendent Rupi Boyd was placed on leave in June due a criminal investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds and potential fraud, such as using district-issued credit cards for computers, meals and other travel expenses for family members. Boyd will formally resign Nov. 1. In the meantime, Jorge Guzman is interim superintendent, while the board searches for a replacement, and the District Attorney’s investigation continues.

North Monterey County Unified School District • 8 schools, 4,856 students, 70 square miles in North County • $52.4 million 2016-17 budget; $183,620/superintendent salary; $71,546/average teacher salary

The population of NMCUSD is 86-percent socioeconomically disadvantaged and 45 percent are English-language learners. On June 23, the district’s board approved a three-year Local Control Accountability Plan, to utilize state grant funding to improve student achievement for low-income, ESL and foster students.