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Pajaro Valley Unified

Watsonville, California · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

16,588
Students enrolled
34
Public schools
779
Classroom teachers (FTE)
21.3:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 1,333
  • Grade 1 1,190
  • Grade 2 1,134
  • Grade 3 1,312
  • Grade 4 1,250
  • Grade 5 1,324
  • Grade 6 1,223
  • Grade 7 1,241
  • Grade 8 1,342
  • Grade 9 1,291
  • Grade 10 1,317
  • Grade 11 1,235
  • Grade 12 1,396

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 84%
  • White 13%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • Asian 1%
  • Black or African American <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 13,227 of 16,482 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 69%
  • Reduced-price lunch 11%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$22,469 spent per student on day-to-day operations California median: $19,068 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $12,551
  • Support services $8,996
  • Other (food service, etc.) $923

Where the money comes from

  • Local 29%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 13%

Total revenue $425.0 milliontotal spending $420.5 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year. Some figures for this district are NCES estimates.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: SmallStudents: 48% city, 34% rural, 19% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

1,882

District office

294 Green Valley Rd., Watsonville CA 95076

County

Santa Cruz County

Official website

NCES District ID

629490

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About Pajaro Valley Unified

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The mission of thr Pajaro Valley Unified Sschool district is to educate and support learners in reaching their highest potential. We prepare students to pursue successful futures and to make community and global society.
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Public Schools in Pajaro Valley Unified (35)

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Watsonville High

Watsonville, CA · Grades 09–12 · 2,215 students · High

Pajaro Valley High

Watsonville, CA · Grades 09–12 · 1,293 students · High

Aptos High

Aptos, CA · Grades 09–12 · 1,274 students · High

Alianza Charter

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–08 · 626 students · Elementary

Rolling Hills Middle

Watsonville, CA · Grades 06–08 · 588 students · Middle

Aptos Junior High

Aptos, CA · Grades 07–08 · 587 students · Middle

Cesar E. Chavez Middle

Watsonville, CA · Grades 06–08 · 548 students · Middle

Bradley Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–06 · 520 students · Elementary

Calabasas Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–06 · 512 students · Elementary

Mintie White Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–05 · 493 students · Elementary

E. A. Hall Middle

Watsonville, CA · Grades 06–08 · 491 students · Middle

Valencia Elementary

Aptos, CA · Grades KG–06 · 487 students · Elementary

Freedom Elementary

Freedom, CA · Grades KG–05 · 479 students · Elementary

H. A. Hyde Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–05 · 476 students · Elementary

Hall District Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–06 · 470 students · Elementary

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–05 · 438 students · Elementary

Amesti Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–05 · 431 students · Elementary

Lakeview Middle

Watsonville, CA · Grades 06–08 · 425 students · Middle

Landmark Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–05 · 419 students · Elementary

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–08 · 415 students · Elementary

Radcliff Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–05 · 409 students · Elementary

Pajaro Middle

Watsonville, CA · Grades 06–08 · 398 students · Middle

Rio del Mar Elementary

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Ohlone Elementary

Watsonville, CA · Grades KG–06 · 391 students · Elementary