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Palo Verde Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Palo Verde Unified runs 6 public schools with 2,610 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 22.5 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
2,610
Teachers (FTE)
116
Students per teacher
22.5
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
825 N. Lovekin Blvd., Blythe, CA 92225
County
Riverside County
Locale
Town: Remote
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0629640
State district ID
CA-3367181
Total staff (FTE)
307
School counselors (FTE)
7.0About 373 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
8.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district22.5
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 (2,821), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$51.5 million
Federal revenue
$10.6 million
State revenue
$29.9 million
Local revenue
$11.0 million
Total spending
$43.2 million
Spending per pupil
$15,301
Salaries
$21.0 million48.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$23.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 20.6%
  • State: 58.1%
  • Local: 21.4%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,301
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Palo Verde Unified

By level: 2 high, 3 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Blythe District Preschool
Felix J. Appleby ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 861724.7
Margaret White ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 855922.4
Palo Verde HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1274021.1
Ruth Brown ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 860922.6
Twin Palms ContinuationCEP schoolHigh9 to 128521.2

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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.