District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
District Name: Pajaro Valley Unified (Schools in this District)
NCES District ID: 0629490
State District ID: CA-4469799
Mailing Address:294 Green Valley RD.Watsonville CA, 95076 –1300
Phone: (831)786-2100
Type: Regular local school district
Status: Open
Total Schools: 32
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: KG - 12
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
County: Santa Cruz County
County ID: 06087
Locale: City, Small (13)
CSA/CBSA: 42100
Total Students: 16,588
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 779.36
Student/Teacher Ratio: 21.28
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Pajaro Valley Unified district has a staff count of 1,881.57.
Average Staff Comparison Average Total Teacher(FTE): 
  District: 779.36
  State: 135.63
  National: 174.18
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
Total: 779.36
Prekindergarten:
Kindergarten: 72.91
Elementary: 461.21
Secondary: 245.24
Ungraded:
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
Total: 1,102.21
Instructional Aides: 266.38
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 42.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 21.50
School Psychologists: 17.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
District Administrators: 12.00
District Administrative Support: 127.12
School Administrators: 49.00
School Administrative Support: 187.89
Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): 33.00
Other Support Services: 351.32
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $457,021,000 $26,187
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $58,095,000 $3,329 13%
      Local: $118,507,000 $6,790 26%
      State: $280,419,000 $16,068 61%
Total Expenditures: $386,014,000 $22,119
   Total Current Expenditures: $354,626,000 $20,320
      Instructional Expenditures: $201,727,000 $11,559 57%
      Student and Staff Support: $61,331,000 $3,514 17%
      Administration: $36,517,000 $2,092 10%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $55,051,000 $3,154 16%
   Total Capital Outlay: $20,265,000 $1,161
      Construction: $20,088,000 $1,151
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,243,000 $243
   Interest on Debt: $6,654,000 $381
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2022-2023.
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
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  • [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
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  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
  • The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
  • Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.