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Owens Valley Unified School District, California, elections

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Owens Valley Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 101 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Owens Valley Unified School District is a school district in California (Inyo County). During the 2024 school year, 101 students attended one of the district's two 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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About the district

School board

The Owens Valley 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
Steven Pischel2028
Alisa Lynch2026
Joey Peterson2026
Becky Taylor2026
Allie Whisler2026

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Owens Valley Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 8David TangipaRepublican Party 100% 4%

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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: $209,000 $2,580 7%
Local: $2,468,000 $30,469 79%
State: $430,000 $5,309 14%
Total: $3,107,000 $38,358
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,503,000 $30,901
Total Current Expenditures: $2,463,000 $30,407
Instructional Expenditures: $1,336,000 $16,493 53%
Student and Staff Support: $79,000 $975 3%
Administration: $520,000 $6,419 21%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $528,000 $6,518 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $0 $0
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $8,000 $98
Interest on Debt: $32,000 $395

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 (%)
2018-2019 20-29 21-39 <50 PS 21-39
2017-2018 30-39 21-39 PS PS <50
2016-2017 20-29 <=20 <50 21-39
2015-2016 11-19 <=20 PS PS <50
2014-2015 20-29 PS <=20 <50 PS >=50
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 30-39 <=20 <50 PS >=50
2011-2012 40-49 21-39 <50 <50 60-79
2010-2011 50-59 PS >=50 PS PS >=50

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 (%)
2018-2019 40-49 21-39 >=50 PS 40-59
2017-2018 30-39 21-39 PS PS <50
2016-2017 20-29 <=20 <50 21-39
2015-2016 11-19 <=20 PS PS <50
2014-2015 20-29 PS <=20 <50 PS <50
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 40-49 40-59 <50 PS >=50
2011-2012 40-49 40-59 <50 <50 60-79
2010-2011 40-49 PS >=50 PS PS >=50

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 >=50 PS PS PS PS
2018-2019 PS PS PS
2017-2018 >=50 PS PS >=50
2016-2017 >=50 PS PS
2015-2016 PS PS PS PS
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS
2012-2013 PS PS PS
2011-2012 PS PS
2010-2011 PS PS

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 101 11.9
2022-2023 89 9.0
2021-2022 81 22.2
2020-2021 63 -31.7
2019-2020 83 6.0
2018-2019 78 -17.9
2017-2018 92 8.7
2016-2017 84 10.7
2015-2016 75 -8.0
2014-2015 81 18.5
2013-2014 66 -7.6
2012-2013 71 5.6
2011-2012 67 43.3
2010-2011 38 -15.8
2009-2010 44 -36.4
2008-2009 60 -30.0
2007-2008 78 11.5
2006-2007 69 -8.7
2005-2006 75 -34.7
2004-2005 101 -3.0
2003-2004 104 -13.5
2002-2003 118 -9.3
2001-2002 129 -3.1
2000-2001 133 7.5
1999-2000 123 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Owens Valley Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 15.8 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 12.1
Black 2.0 4.9
Hispanic 41.6 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 19.8 5.8
White 19.8 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, Owens Valley Unified School District had 8.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.05.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 4.00
Secondary: 3.38
Total: 8.38

Owens Valley Unified School District employed 0.75 district administrators and 0.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.75
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 0.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 3.00

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 Owens Valley Unified School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Owens Valley Elementary76KG-8
Owens Valley High249-12


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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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