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Big Sur Unified School District

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Big Sur Unified School District
Address
69325 Highway 1
Big Sur
, California, 93920
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
SuperintendentDebbie Gold
Schools2
NCES District ID0600031 [1]
Students and staff
Students9 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers3.2 (FTE)[1]
Staff7.77 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio2.81:1[1]
Other information
Websitebigsurunified.org

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

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The Pacific School on the Big Sur coast hosted a branch of the Monterey County Library in 1922.

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.[2] It consists of two schools.

Pacific Valley School

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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.[3][4] 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

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The school district is the authorizing agency for the Big Sur Charter School[2][5] located in Monterey, California, 64 miles (103 km) 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.[6][7] The school has a student/teacher ratio of 26:1, higher than the California state level of 23:1.[8]

See also

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Plaskett, California

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Big Sur Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ a b "Our District". Big Sur Unified School District. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pacific Valley: Pacific Valley School". 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Pacific Valley School - Pacific Valley School (Big Sur)". www.bigsurunified.org. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ^ "District Profile: Big Sur Unified (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ "School Profile: Big Sur Charter (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ^ "About Big Sur Charter School – Monterey Learning Center". Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Big Sur Charter (2022 Ranking) | Monterey, CA". Public School Review. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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