Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District

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Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District
Address
109 Beckwith Road
Loyalton
, California , 96118
United States
District information
GradesK–12
Established1954;68 years ago (1954)
Schools1 high school (7–12), 1 high school (9–12), 1 elementary school (K–6), 1 K–12 school
NCES District ID 0636780 [1]
Students and staff
Students395 (2020–2021) [1]
Teachers27.95 (FTE) [1]
Staff36.67 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.13:1 [1]
Other information
Website sierracountyofficeofeducation.org/SPJUSD/

Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District is a public school district based in Sierra County, California, United States. The Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District serves all of Sierra County and the eastern quarter of Plumas County, with headquarters in Loyalton. The District is governed by a five-person Governing Board, each member of which represents a defined geographical area of the District. The District Governing Board also serves as the Sierra County Board of Education.

The district was formed in 1954 by amalgamation of districts including the Sierra Valley Joint Union High School District, formed in 1908 out of ten school districts in the region and responsible for creating the first high school in Sierra County, at Loyalton; Butte School District, at Sierra City; and Alta School District, at Goodyears Bar; [2] and the Downieville School.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. James J. Sinnott, History of Sierra County, Volume 2: History of Sierra City; History of Goodyears Bar, Volcano, California: The California Traveler, 1973, OCLC   8573134, pp. 107, 221; Volume 4: Sierra Valley, Jewel of the Sierras, Pioneer, California: The California Traveler, 1976, OCLC   48529041, pp. 167–68.