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.
| Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
109 Beckwith Road
Loyalton , California, 96118United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Established | 1954 |
| Superintendent | Sean Snider |
| Schools | 1 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 | |
| Students | 395 (2020–2021)[1] |
| Teachers | 27.95 (FTE)[1] |
| Staff | 36.67 (FTE)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.13:1[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | sierracountyofficeofeducation |
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]
The district operates four schools: the all-grades Downieville School in Downieville and Loyalton Elementary School, Loyalton High School, and Sierra Pass Continuation School in Loyalton.[3] Sean Snider became district superintendent in 2023, succeeding James Berardi.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sierra County Office of Education: Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District, archived from the original on June 29, 2023.
- ^ Sandy Sanders, "Sierra-Plumas Unified Lands New Superintendent", The Mountain Messenger, October 12, 2023.
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