San Carlos, "The City of Good Living", aims for a "small town" feel. Its main downtown area is composed mostly of small shops and restaurants. San Carlos was the first city in California to open a charter school (San Carlos Charter Learning Center), and its schools rank consistently well in state-wide lists.San Carlos is home to San Carlos Airport and two museums. Located downtown, the San Carlos History Museum is dedicated to the display of the history of the town from early native American history to the space age. This museum is open every Saturday from 1pm to 4pm. The Hiller Air Museum, a museum specializing in helicopter and aviation history, which contains a replica of the first aircraft to fly, the aircraft with the longest recorded wingspan, and the nose section of a Boeing 747.

Schools

The public schools in San Carlos are run by the San Carlos School District, although the school district boundaries do not cover the entire city of San Carlos. There are several elementary schools (K-4) and a few middle schools (5-8), but the nearest public high school (Carlmont High School) is in the neighboring city of Belmont. In 1996, Vice President Al Gore came to speak at Arundel Elementary School in regards to Net Day '96, and former President Bill Clinton came to Charter Learning Center in 1997.

Elementary schools

• Arundel
• Brittan Acres
• Heather
• White Oaks

Middle schools

• Central Middle School, a California Distinguished School
• Tierra Linda Middle School, a California Distinguished School
• Charter Learning Center (Kindergarten through 8th grade)

Private schools

• St. Charles (Roman Catholic)

Non-Public schools

• Arbor Bay School

High schools

Up until 1982 San Carlos had its own public high school, San Carlos High. It was closed due to the idea that it was no longer needed, and the students of San Carlos middle schools would be divided up among the nearby Carlmont High School in Belmont and Sequoia High School in Redwood City. This made room for real estate and land development, and the school itself was demolished. The remaining playing fields were kept and converted into a public park. However, by the late 1990s and early first decade of the 21st century, with a huge surplus in student populations within local schools, the demise of San Carlos High displayed city development decision-making skills from the 1980s at their poorest.

-Wikipedia.org

Links for San Carlos

City of San San Carlos

Chamber of Commerce

San Carlos Public Library

Transportation

San Francisco International Airport

CalTrain

BART

SamTrans