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Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, California, elections
| Panama-Buena Vista Union School District |
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| District details |
| School board members: 5 |
| Students: 19,107 (2022-2023) |
| Schools: 25 (2022-2023) |
| Website: Link |
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District is a school district in California (Kern County). During the 2023 school year, 19,107 students attended one of the district's 25 schools.
This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.
Elections
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Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 1
General election
General election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 1
Incumbent Bryan Easter defeated Lauri Heffernan in the general election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bryan Easter (Nonpartisan) | 53.4 | 5,860 | |
| Lauri Heffernan (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 5,115 | ||
| Total votes: 10,975 | |||
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Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 2
General election
The general election was canceled. Paula Van Auken (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 4
General election
The general election was canceled. Tiffany King (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 3
General election
The general election was canceled. Keith Wolaridge (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 5
General election
General election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 5
Linda Garcia defeated incumbent Elynor Cherie Olgin in the general election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees Area 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 51.3 | 2,741 | |
| Elynor Cherie Olgin (Nonpartisan) | 48.7 | 2,597 | ||
| Total votes: 5,338 | |||
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Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large
General election
General election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bryan Easter (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 14,024 | |
| ✔ |  | J.P. Lake (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 11,878 |
| ✔ | Paula Van Auken (Nonpartisan) | 16.0 | 11,163 | |
| Zack Bashirtash (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 10,615 | ||
 | Kelly Youngstrom (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 10,557 | |
 | Tom Webster (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 6,333 | |
| Michael Tann (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 3,408 | ||
| Muosadak Abbas (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 1,754 | ||
| Total votes: 69,732 | |||
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Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large
General election
General election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large (2 seats)
Elynor Cherie Olgin and incumbent Keith Wolaridge defeated Amanda Low-Ken in the general election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elynor Cherie Olgin (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 6,051 | |
| ✔ |  | Keith Wolaridge (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 4,447 |
| Amanda Low-Ken (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 2,176 | ||
| Total votes: 12,674 | |||
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Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large
General election
General election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large
Incumbent Dean Haddock, incumbent J.P. Lake, and incumbent Greg White won election in the general election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large on November 8, 2016.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Dean Haddock (Nonpartisan) | |
| ✔ | | J.P. Lake (Nonpartisan) |
| ✔ | Greg White (Nonpartisan) | |
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Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large
General election
General election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large
Incumbent Ana Rojas and incumbent Keith Wolaridge won election in the general election for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District At-large on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Ana Rojas (Nonpartisan) |
| ✔ | | Keith Wolaridge (Nonpartisan) |
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About the district
School board
The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.
| Name | Seat | Year assumed office | Year term ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Easter | Area 1 | 2024 | 2028 |
| Tiffany King | Area 4 | 2024 | 2028 |
| Paula Van Auken | Area 2 | 2024 | 2028 |
| Linda Garcia | Area 5 | 2022 | 2026 |
| Keith Wolaridge | Area 3 | 2022 | 2026 |
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District map
Overlapping state house districts
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]
| SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal: | $49,898,000 | $2,732 | 16% |
| Local: | $30,831,000 | $1,688 | 10% |
| State: | $222,619,000 | $12,190 | 73% |
| Total: | $303,348,000 | $16,611 |
| TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Expenditures: | $295,584,000 | $16,185 | |
| Total Current Expenditures: | $255,087,000 | $13,968 | |
| Instructional Expenditures: | $164,325,000 | $8,998 | 56% |
| Student and Staff Support: | $29,786,000 | $1,631 | 10% |
| Administration: | $24,890,000 | $1,362 | 8% |
| Operations, Food Service, Other: | $36,086,000 | $1,976 | 12% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $32,339,000 | $1,770 | |
| Construction: | $30,488,000 | $1,669 | |
| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $1,932,000 | $105 | |
| Interest on Debt: | $4,798,000 | $262 |
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 | 37 | 63 | 20 | 32 | 30-39 | 35-39 | 48 |
| 2017-2018 | 34 | 60 | 20 | 28 | 20-29 | 35-39 | 44 |
| 2016-2017 | 32 | 57 | 16 | 26 | 20-29 | 40-44 | 44 |
| 2015-2016 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 24 | 20-29 | 35-39 | 41 |
| 2014-2015 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 22 | 20-29 | 35-39 | 35 |
| 2013-2014 | 65-69 | <50 | 60-79 | 70-79 | PS | PS | 60-79 |
| 2012-2013 | 49 | 72 | 34 | 44 | 40-44 | 60-64 | 57 |
| 2011-2012 | 50 | 75 | 35 | 44 | 40-44 | 55-59 | 60 |
| 2010-2011 | 53 | 77 | 39 | 47 | 35-39 | 40-49 | 61 |
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 (%) |
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| 2018-2019 | 52 | 73 | 34 | 48 | 40-49 | 50-54 | 63 |
| 2017-2018 | 51 | 70 | 35 | 47 | 40-49 | 45-49 | 61 |
| 2016-2017 | 49 | 70 | 31 | 45 | 50-59 | 50-54 | 59 |
| 2015-2016 | 45 | 66 | 29 | 40 | 40-49 | 50-54 | 56 |
| 2014-2015 | 39 | 61 | 25 | 34 | 20-29 | 45-49 | 47 |
| 2013-2014 | 85-89 | >=50 | >=80 | 80-89 | PS | PS | >=80 |
| 2012-2013 | 54 | 73 | 44 | 48 | 45-49 | 65-69 | 63 |
| 2011-2012 | 56 | 74 | 45 | 50 | 45-49 | 70-74 | 67 |
| 2010-2011 | 55 | 74 | 43 | 47 | 45-49 | 40-49 | 65 |
Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.
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 | 19,107 | 1.7 |
| 2021-2022 | 18,785 | 2.8 |
| 2020-2021 | 18,262 | -2.5 |
| 2019-2020 | 18,714 | 0.5 |
| 2018-2019 | 18,621 | 2.0 |
| 2017-2018 | 18,250 | 1.9 |
| 2016-2017 | 17,900 | 2.0 |
| 2015-2016 | 17,545 | 0.4 |
| 2014-2015 | 17,469 | -0.1 |
| 2013-2014 | 17,484 | 0.9 |
| 2012-2013 | 17,325 | 3.0 |
| 2011-2012 | 16,810 | 1.5 |
| 2010-2011 | 16,562 | 0.2 |
| 2009-2010 | 16,529 | 0.9 |
| 2008-2009 | 16,385 | -1.1 |
| 2007-2008 | 16,561 | 4.6 |
| 2006-2007 | 15,792 | 3.7 |
| 2005-2006 | 15,206 | 3.2 |
| 2004-2005 | 14,722 | 5.2 |
| 2003-2004 | 13,963 | 3.7 |
| 2002-2003 | 13,450 | 1.6 |
| 2001-2002 | 13,231 | 2.9 |
| 2000-2001 | 12,843 | 2.7 |
| 1999-2000 | 12,501 | 0.0 |
| RACE | Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (%) | California K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| Black | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Hispanic | 60.6 | 0.0 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Two or More Races | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| White | 14.7 | 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, Panama-Buena Vista Union School District had 790.91 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 24.16.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
|---|---|
| Prekindergarten: | 0.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 115.30 |
| Elementary: | 675.61 |
| Secondary: | 0.00 |
| Total: | 790.91 |
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District employed 12.00 district administrators and 43.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
|---|---|
| District Administrators: | 12.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 98.13 |
| School Administrators: | 43.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 139.42 |
| TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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| Instructional Aides: | 440.09 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 5.99 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 11.00 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 11.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 0.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
| Student Support Services: | 41.34 |
| Other Support Services: | 607.14 |
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]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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