Regular local school district · Sierra County
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified runs 5 public schools with 414 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 14.8 students per teacher is 7.1 lower than the California figure of 21.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 414
- Teachers (FTE)
- 28
- Students per teacher
- 14.8
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 109 Beckwith Rd., Loyalton, CA 96118
- Phone
- (530)993-1660
- County
- Sierra County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0636780
- State district ID
- CA-4670177
- Total staff (FTE)
- 61
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.8
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 (395), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $936,000
- State revenue
- $2.6 million
- Local revenue
- $3.3 million
- Total spending
- $6.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,203
- Salaries
- $3.1 million48.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.7%
- State: 38.0%
- Local: 48.3%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,203
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified
By level: 3 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Downieville Elementary | Elementary | K to 6 | 26 | 26.0 |
| Downieville Junior-Senior High | High | 7 to 12 | 19 | 3.8 |
| Loyalton Elementary | Elementary | K to 6 | 199 | 24.9 |
| Loyalton High | High | 7 to 12 | 165 | 13.8 |
| Sierra Pass (Continuation) | High | 9 to 12 | 5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Sierra County
- Sierra County Office of Education 0 students
- WIlliam (R) Rouse ROP 0 students
More in California
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.