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Del Norte County Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Del Norte County Unified runs 11 public schools with 3,378 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 19.9 students per teacher is 2.0 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
11
Students
3,378
Teachers (FTE)
170
Students per teacher
19.9
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
301 West Washington Blvd., Crescent City, CA 95531
County
Del Norte County
Locale
Town: Remote
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0610770
State district ID
CA-0861820
Total staff (FTE)
534
School counselors (FTE)
8.0About 422 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
14.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district19.9
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,564), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$64.0 million
Federal revenue
$10.7 million
State revenue
$38.0 million
Local revenue
$15.3 million
Total spending
$53.1 million
Spending per pupil
$14,905
Salaries
$26.4 million49.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$23.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 16.8%
  • State: 59.4%
  • Local: 23.9%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,905
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Del Norte County Unified

By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 8 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
'O Me-nok Learning CenterCEP schoolElementaryK to 68614.3
Bess Maxwell ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 521719.7
Crescent Elk MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 850719.5
Del Norte HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1291819.1
Joe Hamilton ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 529821.3
Mary Peacock ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 525119.3
Mountain ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 84414.7
Pine Grove ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 526522.1
Redwood ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 845223.8
Smith River ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 825825.8
Sunset HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 128216.4

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.