Big Sur Unified School District Explained

Address:69325 Highway 1
City:Big Sur
State:California
Zipcode:93920
Type:Public
Schools:2
Superintendent:Debbie Gold
Grades:K–12
Students:9 (2020–2021)
Teachers:3.2 (FTE)
Staff:7.77 (FTE)
Ratio:2.81:1

Big Sur Unified School District is a public school district in the southern Big Sur region of Monterey County, California, United States. It was originally the Pacific Valley School in the 1920s and served residents on the south coast including Manchester, Plaskett, Lucia, and Gorda,

Pacific Valley School

The Pacific Valley School District was formally established in the 1950s and was renamed Big Sur Unified School District in 2012, although it does not include the Cooper School in Big Sur Village, California which is administered as part of the Carmel Unified School District.[1] It consists of two schools.

Pacific Valley School

The public Pacific Valley School is located in the Pacific Valley, an open bench of land on the coast of southern Big Sur. It serves students in grades K–12 in several small hamlets and communities.

Pacific Valley School has a 3:1 student/teacher ratio. The small student population of 20-24 students, taught by three faculty, spans preschool through twelfth grade. They engage in collaborative learning between age groups.[2] [3] All of the administrative staff also serve as teachers or teachers aides. The school is located at 69325 Highway 1 in southern Big Sur. 73% of its students receive a free or reduced price lunch.

Big Sur Charter School

The school district is the authorizing agency for the Big Sur Charter School[4] located in Monterey, California, to the north of the Pacific Valley School. It describes itself as a "non-classroom based school, "

It provides education for children too "learn at home, in their communities, and in nature." Their total enrollment is 101 students in grades K-12.[5] [6] The school has a student/teacher ratio of 26:1, higher than the California state level of 23:1.[7]

See also

Plaskett, California

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our District . Big Sur Unified School District . January 26, 2017.
  2. Web site: Pacific Valley: Pacific Valley School . 12 April 2022 . 30 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150530015714/http://www.bigsurunified.org/Pacific_Valley_School . 30 May 2015 . dead.
  3. Web site: Pacific Valley School - Pacific Valley School (Big Sur) . www.bigsurunified.org . 12 April 2022.
  4. Web site: District Profile: Big Sur Unified (CA Dept of Education) . www.cde.ca.gov . 9 March 2022.
  5. Web site: School Profile: Big Sur Charter (CA Dept of Education) . www.cde.ca.gov . 12 April 2022.
  6. Web site: About Big Sur Charter School – Monterey Learning Center . 12 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Big Sur Charter (2022 Ranking) Monterey, CA . Public School Review . 12 April 2022 . en.