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Mendocino Unified School District, California, elections

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Mendocino Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 462 (2022-2023)
Schools: 6 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Mendocino Unified School District is a school district in California (Mendocino County). During the 2023 school year, 462 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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Mendocino Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 (Comptche)

General election

General election for Mendocino Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 (Comptche)

Incumbent Michael Schaeffer and Jim Gagnon ran in the general election for Mendocino Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 (Comptche) on November 5, 2024.

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Michael Schaeffer (Nonpartisan)
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Jim Gagnon (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Mendocino 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
Mea Bloyd
Windspirit Aum2028
Mark Morton2028
Michael Schaeffer2028
Emily Griffen2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Mendocino Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 2Chris RogersDemocratic Party 100% 3%

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $830,000 $1,740 6%
Local: $9,985,000 $20,933 72%
State: $3,128,000 $6,558 22%
Total: $13,943,000 $29,231
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,829,000 $28,991
Total Current Expenditures: $11,366,000 $23,828
Instructional Expenditures: $4,929,000 $10,333 36%
Student and Staff Support: $995,000 $2,085 7%
Administration: $1,541,000 $3,230 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,901,000 $8,178 28%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,617,000 $3,389
Construction: $1,617,000 $3,389
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $325,000 $681
Interest on Debt: $521,000 $1,092

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 25-29 PS PS <=20 PS PS 30-34
2018-2019 46 >=50 PS 30-39 PS >=50 45-49
2017-2018 52 >=50 PS 30-39 PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 49 >=50 PS 20-29 PS >=50 50-54
2015-2016 46 >=50 PS 21-39 PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 43 >=50 PS 21-39 PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 70-79 PS PS >=50 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 53 PS PS 21-39 >=50 >=50 55-59
2011-2012 54 >=50 PS 40-59 <50 <50 55-59
2010-2011 55 >=50 PS 21-39 PS <50 55-59

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 45-49 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 45-49
2018-2019 56 >=50 PS 50-59 PS >=50 50-54
2017-2018 54 >=50 PS 40-49 PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 57 >=50 PS 40-59 PS >=50 55-59
2015-2016 52 >=50 PS 40-59 PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 53 >=50 PS 30-39 PS PS 55-59
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS <50 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 60 PS PS 40-59 >=50 >=50 60-64
2011-2012 67 >=50 PS 40-59 >=50 <50 70-74
2010-2011 66 >=50 PS 21-39 PS <50 70-74

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 <=10 PS PS PS PS <=10
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS PS PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=50 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 80-89 PS PS PS PS PS 80-89
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=50 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=50 >=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 (%)
2022-2023 462 2.8
2021-2022 449 -6.2
2020-2021 477 -10.1
2019-2020 525 -2.1
2018-2019 536 5.0
2017-2018 509 -1.6
2016-2017 517 -5.0
2015-2016 543 -1.5
2014-2015 551 2.0
2013-2014 540 -1.5
2012-2013 548 4.2
2011-2012 525 0.0
2010-2011 525 -0.2
2009-2010 526 -4.2
2008-2009 548 -2.9
2007-2008 564 -6.4
2006-2007 600 -10.3
2005-2006 662 -5.0
2004-2005 695 -3.9
2003-2004 722 -10.1
2002-2003 795 -8.8
2001-2002 865 0.1
2000-2001 864 -3.7
1999-2000 896 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Mendocino Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 0.0
Black 0.7 0.0
Hispanic 17.5 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0
Two or More Races 5.8 0.0
White 72.7 0.0

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 2022-2023 school year, Mendocino Unified School District had 38.70 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.94.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 1.70
Elementary: 19.62
Secondary: 17.38
Total: 38.70

Mendocino Unified School District employed 0.50 district administrators and 1.99 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.50
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.99
School Administrative Support: 4.94
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 12.87
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.98
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.18
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 9.51

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 Mendocino Unified School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Albion Elementary9KG-3
Comptche Elementary17KG-3
Mendocino Alternative14KG-12
Mendocino High1659-12
Mendocino K-8250KG-8
Mendocino Sunrise High79-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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