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Pajaro Valley Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Pajaro Valley Unified runs 34 public schools with 16,588 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 21.3 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
34
Students
16,588
Teachers (FTE)
779
Students per teacher
21.3
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
294 Green Valley Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone
(831)786-2100
County
Santa Cruz County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0629490
State district ID
CA-4469799
Total staff (FTE)
1,881
School counselors (FTE)
42.0About 395 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
49.0
Charter schools
5
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Students per teacher compared

This district21.3
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 (18,743), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$341.2 million
Federal revenue
$56.1 million
State revenue
$187.2 million
Local revenue
$97.9 million
Total spending
$317.4 million
Spending per pupil
$16,933
Salaries
$141.8 million44.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$203.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 16.4%
  • State: 54.9%
  • Local: 28.7%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$16,933
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Pajaro Valley Unified

By level: 6 high, 6 middle, 19 elementary, 3 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alianza CharterCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 862622.4
Amesti ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 543118.7
Ann Soldo ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 537719.8
Aptos HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,27422.0
Aptos Junior HighCEP schoolMiddle7 to 858722.6
Bradley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 652021.7
Calabasas ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 651222.3
Cesar E. Chavez MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 854821.1
Diamond Technology InstituteCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 128717.4
Duncan Holbert
E. A. Hall MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 849122.3
Freedom ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 547925.2
H. A. Hyde ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 547621.6
Hall District ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 647022.4
Lakeview MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 842523.6
Landmark ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 541919.0
Linscott CharterCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 825832.2
Mar Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 627018.0
Mintie White ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 549322.4
New School Community DayCEP schoolHigh9 to 124210.5
Ohlone ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 639121.7
Pacific Coast CharterCEP schoolCharterOtherK to 1213222.0
Pajaro MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 839822.1
Pajaro Valley HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,29321.9
PVUSD Virtual AcademyOtherK to 124321.5
Radcliff ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 540920.4
Renaissance High ContinuationCEP schoolHigh9 to 121127.5
Rio del Mar ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 639320.7
Rolling Hills MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858821.8
Starlight ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 538322.5
T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 543823.1
Valencia ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 648720.3
Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 841523.1
Watsonville HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,21523.6

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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.