Total enrollment
16,482
-1,700 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
34 schools in Pajaro Valley Unified
California · 16,482 students · 4 cities
Public-school enrollment inside Pajaro Valley Unified comes to roughly 16,482 students across 34 schools (20 elementary, 6 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in Pajaro Valley Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
33
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pajaro Valley Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #486 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,482 | #74 of 587 | #496 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 33 | #41 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #245 of 587 | #8,569 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 80.3% | #146 of 587 | #1,207 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #439 of 530 | #5,062 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Pajaro Valley Unified
State test results across the district's 29 scored schools run from Valencia Elementary at 60.3% proficient to E. A. Hall Middle at 6.4%, a gap of 54.0 points. That is the 59th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 32 district schools that reported both years went from 19,766 to 16,439 students (down 17%) and from 806 to 774 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Pajaro Valley Unified
Across 34 schools, Pajaro Valley Unified hosts about 16,482 students in California. By footprint it is a low-population district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Pajaro Valley Unified is built around 20 elementary, 6 middle, 6 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Pajaro Valley Unified is about 485, lower than the California average of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 16,482 students, declined 9% from the 18,182 reported in SY 2020-21. Pajaro Valley Unified now counts 33 public schools, up from 32 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Pajaro Valley Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.