Scott Valley Unified

Public school district · Siskiyou County · California · NCES district ID 0600159

Scott Valley Unified spent $19,481 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 66% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its 5 schools enrolled 604 students in 2024-25; 61.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,053 per student, up 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (California: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Scott Valley Unified in enrollment (616 to 627 students) and Scott Valley Unified itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Scott Valley Unified, FY23Emery Unified $27,550; Animo South Los Angeles Charter District $20,590; Scott Valley Unified $19,481; Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District $19,349; Animo Inglewood Charter High District $18,826; KIPP Valiant Community Prep District $16,879; REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District $14,561; American Indian Public Charter II District $13,246; The Language Academy of Sacramento District $12,766; Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District $11,433; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kEmery Unified$27,550Animo South Los Angeles Charte…$20,590Scott Valley Unified$19,481Animo Ralph Bunche Charter Hig…$19,349Animo Inglewood Charter High D…$18,826KIPP Valiant Community Prep Di…$16,879REACH Leadership STEAM Academy…$14,561American Indian Public Charter…$13,246The Language Academy of Sacram…$12,766Connecting Waters Charter Scho…$11,433State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Scott Valley Unified, FY23Emery Unified $27,550; Animo South Los Angeles Charter District $20,590; Scott Valley Unified $19,481; Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District $19,349; Animo Inglewood Charter High District $18,826; KIPP Valiant Community Prep District $16,879; REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District $14,561; American Indian Public Charter II District $13,246; The Language Academy of Sacramento District $12,766; Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District $11,433; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25k30kEmery Unified$27,550Animo South Los Angeles Charter Dis…$20,590Scott Valley Unified$19,481Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High Dis…$19,349Animo Inglewood Charter High Distri…$18,826KIPP Valiant Community Prep District$16,879REACH Leadership STEAM Academy Dist…$14,561American Indian Public Charter II D…$13,246The Language Academy of Sacramento …$12,766Connecting Waters Charter School - …$11,433State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Scott Valley Unified, FY23Emery Unified $27,550; Animo South Los Angeles Charter District $20,590; Scott Valley Unified $19,481; Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District $19,349; Animo Inglewood Charter High District $18,826; KIPP Valiant Community Prep District $16,879; REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District $14,561; American Indian Public Charter II District $13,246; The Language Academy of Sacramento District $12,766; Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District $11,433; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kEmery Unified$27,550Animo South Los Angeles Charter District$20,590Scott Valley Unified$19,481Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District$19,349Animo Inglewood Charter High District$18,826KIPP Valiant Community Prep District$16,879REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District$14,561American Indian Public Charter II District$13,246The Language Academy of Sacramento District$12,766Connecting Waters Charter School - Central…$11,433State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Scott Valley Unified, FY23Emery Unified $27,550; Animo South Los Angeles Charter District $20,590; Scott Valley Unified $19,481; Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District $19,349; Animo Inglewood Charter High District $18,826; KIPP Valiant Community Prep District $16,879; REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District $14,561; American Indian Public Charter II District $13,246; The Language Academy of Sacramento District $12,766; Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District $11,433; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30kEmery Unified$27,550Animo South Los Angeles Charter District$20,590Scott Valley Unified$19,481Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District$19,349Animo Inglewood Charter High District$18,826KIPP Valiant Community Prep District$16,879REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District$14,561American Indian Public Charter II Distr…$13,246The Language Academy of Sacramento Dist…$12,766Connecting Waters Charter School - Cent…$11,433State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$13,526,000 in revenue: 61.6% state, 23.3% local and 15.1% federal. Total spending including $1,733,000 of capital outlay was $14,166,000, or $22,775 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Scott Valley Unified revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,336,000; Local $3,148,000; Federal $2,042,000; total $13,526,000.
  • State$8,336,000 62%
  • Local$3,148,000 23%
  • Federal$2,042,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

622 students in 2022-23, 624 students in 2023-24, 604 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Scott Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 622, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-236222023-246242024-25604
Scott Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 622, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-236222023-246242024-25604
Scott Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 622, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-236222023-246242024-25604
Scott Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 622, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-236222023-246242024-25604

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362235.517.5
2023-2462437.316.7
2024-2560435.916.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,505,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,027 per student

Scott Valley Unified booked $2,505,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 36 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $70,563 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 7 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,005,00080.0%
Special education$170,0006.8%
Vocational$287,00011.5%
Other programs$43,0001.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,593 in 2018-19, $3,633 in 2019-20, $4,379 in 2020-21, $4,207 in 2021-22, $4,027 in 2022-23.

Scott Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,593, 2019-20: $3,633, 2020-21: $4,379, 2021-22: $4,207, 2022-23: $4,02702k4k6k2018-19$3,5932019-20$3,6332020-21$4,3792021-22$4,2072022-23$4,027
Scott Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,593, 2019-20: $3,633, 2020-21: $4,379, 2021-22: $4,207, 2022-23: $4,02702k4k6k2018-19$3,5932019-20$3,6332020-21$4,3792021-22$4,2072022-23$4,027
Scott Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,593, 2019-20: $3,633, 2020-21: $4,379, 2021-22: $4,207, 2022-23: $4,02702k4k6k2018-19$3,5932019-20$3,6332020-21$4,3792021-22$4,2072022-23$4,027
Scott Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,593, 2019-20: $3,633, 2020-21: $4,379, 2021-22: $4,207, 2022-23: $4,02702k4k6k2018-19$3,5932019-20$3,6332020-21$4,3792021-22$4,2072022-23$4,027

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Scott Valley Unified scored proficient or above: 42-51% in reading and 28-37% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts42-51%45%296
Math28-37%34%294

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 54 students in Scott Valley Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate90% or more86.2%
Students in the class54495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 249 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Etna Elementary12519.854.4%Not reported
Fort Jones Elementary12417.048.4%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 153 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Scott Valley Junior High15320.749.7%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 202 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Etna Union High18513.137.8%Not reported
Scott River High1722.182.4%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Scott Valley Unified

  1. California districts by spending per studentScott Valley Unified ranks 426 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,481).#426 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaScott Valley Unified is the number 837 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 622 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#837 of 1,991
  3. REACH Leadership STEAM Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 624 students in fall 2022, $14,561 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,561
  4. Animo Inglewood Charter High DistrictThe next smaller California district: 621 students in fall 2022, $18,826 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,826
  5. Compare Scott Valley Unified with REACH Leadership STEAM Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Etna Union High, its largest high school185 students in 2024-25, 13.1 per teacher.185
  7. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaScott Valley Unified spent $70,563 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$70,563
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Scott Valley Unified

  1. How many schools and students are in Scott Valley Unified?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 604 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Scott Valley Unified spend per student?
    $19,481 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,666 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,053 per student, up 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Scott Valley Unified's money come from?
    $13,526,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.6% state, 23.3% local and 15.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Scott Valley Unified live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 134 of the 807 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Scott Valley Unified spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,505,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,027 per student. Divided by the 36 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $70,563 per teacher, more than 7 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Scott Valley Unified do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Scott Valley Unified scored proficient or above: 42-51% in reading and 28-37% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Scott Valley Unified?
    90% or more of the 54 students in Scott Valley Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Scott Valley Unified's NCES district ID?
    0600159. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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