Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary, an one-room-style elementary campus in Paicines, California, one of the schools within Jefferson Elementary, hosts 4 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 99% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 20 schools in Jefferson Elementary (8,072 students total), Jefferson Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Jefferson Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 50% Hispanic. By comparison, San Benito County as a whole is about 37% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, San Benito County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,394 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson Elementary is one of 28 public schools in San Benito County (combined enrollment of about 11,633 students).

The closest other public school is Bitterwater-Tully Elementary, roughly 10.3 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Elementary has contracted 56%, going from 9 students in 2018 to 4 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 44% to 50%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 5.0:1 in 2025.

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