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Amador County Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,075 (2023-2024)
Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
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Amador County Unified School District is a school district in California (Amador County). During the 2024 school year, 4,075 students attended one of the district's 12 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Amador County Unified School District, District 4

General election

General election for Amador County Unified School District, District 4

Jeremy Edwards and Peter Gale ran in the general election for Amador County Unified School District, District 4 on November 5, 2024.

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Jeremy Edwards (Nonpartisan)
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Peter Gale (Nonpartisan)

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Amador County Unified School District, District 5

General election

General election for Amador County Unified School District, District 5

Dianne S. Bennett and Ken Farrar ran in the general election for Amador County Unified School District, District 5 on November 5, 2024.

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About the district

School board

The Amador County Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ken Farrar20242028
Peter Gale20242028
Shane Crowe2026
James Marzano2026
Kayla Parker2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Amador County Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 1Heather HadwickRepublican Party 79% 2%
California State Assembly District 9Heath FloraRepublican Party 21% 5%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,231,000 $2,548 18%
Local: $32,740,000 $8,152 56%
State: $15,580,000 $3,879 27%
Total: $58,551,000 $14,579
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $56,786,000 $14,139
Total Current Expenditures: $50,691,000 $12,622
Instructional Expenditures: $27,665,000 $6,888 49%
Student and Staff Support: $4,988,000 $1,242 9%
Administration: $7,732,000 $1,925 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,306,000 $2,566 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,861,000 $1,210
Construction: $4,023,000 $1,001
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $714,000 $177
Interest on Debt: $461,000 $114

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 40-59 PS 15 20-29 20-24 26
2018-2019 32 50-59 <50 22 20-29 25-29 35
2017-2018 29 40-59 >=50 21 20-29 30-34 31
2016-2017 32 30-39 <50 24 20-29 30-34 34
2015-2016 28 60-69 <50 17 20-29 30-34 30
2014-2015 25 40-59 <50 16 11-19 25-29 27
2013-2014 62 PS 40-49 >=50 60-79 65-69
2012-2013 61 80-89 >=50 52 40-49 55-59 64
2011-2012 60 >=80 <50 51 40-49 60-64 62
2010-2011 58 60-79 PS 50-54 30-39 65-69 60

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 37 40-59 PS 25 30-39 35-39 40
2018-2019 47 70-79 <50 38 30-39 40-44 51
2017-2018 45 60-79 <50 37 30-39 45-49 47
2016-2017 46 60-69 <50 38 30-39 45-49 48
2015-2016 41 60-69 <50 31 20-29 45-49 44
2014-2015 38 40-59 <50 23 20-29 35-39 42
2013-2014 63 PS 40-49 <50 60-79 65-69
2012-2013 61 70-79 <50 52 30-39 55-59 64
2011-2012 61 >=80 >=50 46 30-39 65-69 65
2010-2011 59 >=80 PS 40-44 30-39 55-59 63

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 93 PS PS >=95 >=50 60-79 90-94
2018-2019 90 PS PS 80-89 >=50 >=80 85-89
2017-2018 90 >=50 PS 90-94 >=50 60-79 90-94
2016-2017 88 PS PS 80-84 >=50 >=80 90-94
2015-2016 90 PS 80-89 >=50 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 91 >=50 PS >=90 >=50 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 89 >=50 PS >=90 >=50 >=80 85-89
2012-2013 86 PS PS 90-94 PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 92 PS PS 80-89 >=50 >=80 90-94
2010-2011 85 >=50 PS 70-79 >=50 >=80 88

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,075 -0.8
2022-2023 4,107 2.2
2021-2022 4,016 3.2
2020-2021 3,889 -1.8
2019-2020 3,958 -0.1
2018-2019 3,962 0.9
2017-2018 3,926 1.6
2016-2017 3,864 0.9
2015-2016 3,829 0.1
2014-2015 3,825 3.1
2013-2014 3,708 -4.7
2012-2013 3,884 -2.0
2011-2012 3,960 -2.2
2010-2011 4,049 -4.4
2009-2010 4,227 -3.9
2008-2009 4,390 0.6
2007-2008 4,362 -3.9
2006-2007 4,531 -1.5
2005-2006 4,599 0.9
2004-2005 4,559 -0.2
2003-2004 4,567 -2.1
2002-2003 4,664 -0.8
2001-2002 4,700 1.5
2000-2001 4,628 -3.2
1999-2000 4,775 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Amador County Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 12.1
Black 0.5 4.9
Hispanic 25.2 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 8.4 5.8
White 62.3 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Amador County Unified School District had 201.41 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.23.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 18.84
Elementary: 111.03
Secondary: 71.54
Total: 201.41

Amador County Unified School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 17.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 23.49
School Administrators: 17.00
School Administrative Support: 26.19
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 57.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.13
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.30
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 16.95
Other Support Services: 102.93

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Amador County Unified School District operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Amador High6279-12
Argonaut High5949-12
Independence High (Continuation)529-12
Ione Elementary530KG-6
Ione Junior High4066-8
Jackson Elementary428KG-6
Jackson Junior High3516-8
North Star Academy44KG-12
Pine Grove Elementary Stem Magnet273KG-6
Pioneer Magnet School For The Visual And Performing Arts161KG-6
Plymouth Elementary207KG-6
Sutter Creek Elementary397KG-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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