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Potter Valley Community Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Potter Valley Community Unified runs 4 public schools with 262 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 15.4 students per teacher is 6.5 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
262
Teachers (FTE)
17
Students per teacher
15.4
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
10401 Main St., Potter Valley, CA 95469
County
Mendocino County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0631400
State district ID
CA-2373866
Total staff (FTE)
43
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.4
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 (271), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$6.3 million
Federal revenue
$488,000
State revenue
$4.0 million
Local revenue
$1.8 million
Total spending
$4.2 million
Spending per pupil
$15,668
Salaries
$2.0 million46.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$2.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.8%
  • State: 63.6%
  • Local: 28.6%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,668
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Potter Valley Community Unified

By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Centerville High (Continuation)High9 to 121
Potter Valley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 614317.9
Potter Valley HighHigh9 to 127915.8
Potter Valley Junior HighMiddle7 to 83919.5

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.