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Imperial Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,672 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Imperial Unified School District is a school district in California (Imperial County). During the 2024 school year, 4,672 students attended one of the district's six schools.

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

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Elections

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Imperial Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Imperial Unified School District, At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Liliana Canez, incumbent Victor M. Lopez, Geoff Holbrook, and Gabby Olguin-Nixon ran in the general election for Imperial Unified School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Liliana Canez (Nonpartisan)
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Victor M. Lopez (Nonpartisan)
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Geoff Holbrook (Nonpartisan)
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Gabby Olguin-Nixon (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Imperial 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
Geoffrey Holbrook20242028
Gabby Olguin-Nixon20242028
Jill Tucker2026
Elvira Hernandez20222026
Daniel Yee20222026

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District map

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Overlapping state house districts

Imperial Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 36Jeff GonzalezRepublican Party 100% 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: $8,021,000 $1,824 11%
Local: $15,328,000 $3,486 22%
State: $48,032,000 $10,924 67%
Total: $71,381,000 $16,234
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $70,251,000 $15,977
Total Current Expenditures: $58,782,000 $13,368
Instructional Expenditures: $37,042,000 $8,424 53%
Student and Staff Support: $4,782,000 $1,087 7%
Administration: $7,036,000 $1,600 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,922,000 $2,256 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,878,000 $2,019
Construction: $8,476,000 $1,927
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $79,000 $17
Interest on Debt: $1,967,000 $447

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 21 <=20 <=20 20 21-39 25-29
2018-2019 42 60-79 21-39 38 PS 60-79 55-59
2017-2018 44 60-69 <=20 42 PS 40-59 55-59
2016-2017 39 60-69 <=20 37 PS 40-59 50-54
2015-2016 38 70-79 40-59 34 PS >=50 55
2014-2015 35 60-69 20-29 32 <50 60-79 48
2013-2014 65 >=50 PS 60-64 PS 60-69
2012-2013 58 80-89 40-49 54 PS >=50 70
2011-2012 57 >=90 50-59 55 PS >=50 64
2010-2011 58 >=90 40-49 54 PS >=50 70

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 44 40-59 40-59 42 60-79 50-54
2018-2019 60 60-79 60-79 57 PS 60-79 70-74
2017-2018 59 80-89 40-59 57 PS 60-79 65-69
2016-2017 55 70-79 40-59 53 PS 60-79 65-69
2015-2016 54 80-89 40-59 50 PS >=50 68
2014-2015 46 70-79 40-49 43 >=50 >=80 61
2013-2014 66 >=50 PS 60-64 PS 70-79
2012-2013 63 80-89 60-69 59 PS >=50 79
2011-2012 62 80-89 50-59 58 PS >=50 77
2010-2011 60 80-89 60-69 56 PS <50 76

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 92 PS PS 90-94 >=50 >=90
2018-2019 90-94 >=50 PS 90-94 PS >=50 >=90
2017-2018 95 PS PS >=95 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 90 >=50 >=50 90-94 PS 80-89
2015-2016 98 >=50 >=50 >=95 PS >=90
2014-2015 96 >=50 PS >=95 >=90
2013-2014 95 PS >=50 90-94 PS >=90
2012-2013 97 PS >=50 >=95 PS >=90
2011-2012 94 >=50 PS 90-94 >=90
2010-2011 96 PS PS >=95 PS >=90

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 4,672 2.8
2022-2023 4,540 3.1
2021-2022 4,397 1.4
2020-2021 4,335 0.0
2019-2020 4,337 1.5
2018-2019 4,270 2.8
2017-2018 4,149 0.7
2016-2017 4,122 2.1
2015-2016 4,036 3.4
2014-2015 3,898 2.4
2013-2014 3,804 2.4
2012-2013 3,711 0.4
2011-2012 3,695 1.6
2010-2011 3,635 1.0
2009-2010 3,600 -0.1
2008-2009 3,602 3.8
2007-2008 3,464 5.6
2006-2007 3,269 9.1
2005-2006 2,972 0.5
2004-2005 2,956 3.0
2003-2004 2,867 8.1
2002-2003 2,634 3.1
2001-2002 2,553 1.5
2000-2001 2,514 3.4
1999-2000 2,429 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Imperial Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 12.1
Black 0.7 4.9
Hispanic 90.1 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 1.1 5.8
White 7.1 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, Imperial Unified School District had 203.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 23.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 20.54
Elementary: 122.58
Secondary: 59.98
Total: 203.10

Imperial Unified School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 8.60 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 15.12
School Administrators: 8.60
School Administrative Support: 22.13
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 79.52
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 9.48
Other Support Services: 116.65

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 Imperial Unified School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ben Hulse Elementary826KG-5
Frank M. Wright Middle1,0776-8
Imperial Ave. Holbrook High499-12
Imperial Cross Elementary748KG-5
Imperial High1,3789-12
T. L. Waggoner Elementary594KG-5


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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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