Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot. Click to learn more!

Pittsburg Unified School District, California, elections

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Pittsburg Unified School District
School Board badge.png
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 10,665 (2022-2023)
Schools: 13 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Pittsburg Unified School District is a school district in California (Contra Costa County). During the 2023 school year, 10,665 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

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

Jump to a section:
Elections School board Location Budget Academic performance Students Staff Schools

Elections

Do you know of an individual or group that endorsed a candidate for a position on this board? Click here to let us know.

Pittsburg Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Pittsburg Unified Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Laura Canciamilla and incumbent George Miller won election in the general election for Pittsburg Unified Board of Education At-large on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
✔
Image of Laura Canciamilla
Laura Canciamilla (Nonpartisan)
✔
Image of George Miller
George Miller (Nonpartisan)

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Pittsburg Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Pittsburg Unified Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Joe Arenivar, incumbent Duane Smith, and incumbent De'Shawn Woolridge won election in the general election for Pittsburg Unified Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2014.

Candidate
✔
Image of Joe Arenivar
Joe Arenivar (Nonpartisan)
✔
Image of Duane Smith
Duane Smith (Nonpartisan)
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
De'Shawn Woolridge (Nonpartisan)

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.


About the district

School board

The Pittsburg 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
George Miller2028
Taylor Sims2028
Destiny Briscoe2026
Heliodoro Moreno2026
De'Shawn Woolridge20142026

Join the conversation about school board politics

Ballotpedia's Hall Pass

Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics



District map

School district map

Overlapping state house districts

Pittsburg Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 15Anamarie Avila FariasDemocratic Party 97% 8%
California State Assembly District 16Rebecca Bauer-KahanDemocratic Party 3% < 1%

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: $24,364,000 $2,212 12%
Local: $47,626,000 $4,324 24%
State: $127,338,000 $11,560 64%
Total: $199,328,000 $18,096
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $178,933,000 $16,244
Total Current Expenditures: $151,174,000 $13,724
Instructional Expenditures: $95,401,000 $8,661 53%
Student and Staff Support: $15,703,000 $1,425 9%
Administration: $18,551,000 $1,684 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $21,519,000 $1,953 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $10,058,000 $913
Construction: $9,684,000 $879
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,802,000 $254
Interest on Debt: $12,323,000 $1,118

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 <=20 PS PS <50 PS
2018-2019 21 41 11 19 21-39 20-24 30
2017-2018 20 39 10 18 21-39 20-24 25-29
2016-2017 20 40 12 18 <50 20-24 25-29
2015-2016 22 41 15 20 <50 25-29 25-29
2014-2015 22 40 14 20 21-39 25-29 20-24
2013-2014 51 65-69 35-39 51 PS >=50 50-59
2012-2013 47 66 37 47 40-59 50-54 56
2011-2012 49 69 40 48 >=50 35-39 55
2010-2011 46 67 35 46 >=50 50-54 54

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 <=20 PS PS <50 PS
2018-2019 35 60 24 34 40-59 35-39 40
2017-2018 34 55 26 32 40-59 35-39 40-44
2016-2017 33 53 24 32 <50 40-44 35-39
2015-2016 34 57 28 32 >=50 35-39 35-39
2014-2015 30 47 25 28 40-59 30-34 35-39
2013-2014 45 55-59 35-39 44 PS >=50 50-59
2012-2013 44 63 38 41 40-59 55-59 55
2011-2012 46 67 41 43 >=50 45-49 55
2010-2011 43 64 38 39 <50 55-59 53

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 87 90-94 85-89 87 PS 70-79 80-84
2018-2019 88 >=95 85-89 88 PS >=80 80-89
2017-2018 88 90-94 90-94 86 PS >=90 >=90
2016-2017 85 90-94 80-84 85 PS 80-89 70-79
2015-2016 89 >=95 85-89 88 PS >=80 70-79
2014-2015 88 90-94 85-89 89 PS >=80 80-89
2013-2014 75 80-84 70-74 76 PS >=50 70-79
2012-2013 71 80-84 65-69 73 PS >=50 60-69
2011-2012 70 80-84 65-69 70 PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 66 80-84 55-59 69 PS <50 65-69

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 10,665 -1.2
2021-2022 10,793 -2.1
2020-2021 11,015 -3.2
2019-2020 11,367 0.2
2018-2019 11,345 -1.7
2017-2018 11,537 0.4
2016-2017 11,489 3.6
2015-2016 11,076 1.0
2014-2015 10,969 1.8
2013-2014 10,769 1.9
2012-2013 10,560 1.7
2011-2012 10,381 3.9
2010-2011 9,973 3.6
2009-2010 9,617 0.4
2008-2009 9,581 1.4
2007-2008 9,451 -0.4
2006-2007 9,488 0.2
2005-2006 9,472 -1.7
2004-2005 9,629 0.4
2003-2004 9,591 0.5
2002-2003 9,542 -1.3
2001-2002 9,662 0.9
2000-2001 9,576 0.7
1999-2000 9,505 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Pittsburg Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.7 0.0
Black 15.7 0.0
Hispanic 65.6 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.3 0.0
Two or More Races 5.1 0.0
White 4.4 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, Pittsburg Unified School District had 484.77 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 39.25
Elementary: 277.74
Secondary: 167.78
Total: 484.77

Pittsburg Unified School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 35.20 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 80.61
School Administrators: 35.20
School Administrative Support: 65.94
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 106.57
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 18.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 20.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 12.70
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.09
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 17.80
Other Support Services: 184.65

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 Pittsburg Unified School District operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Black Diamond High (Continuation)2179-12
Foothill Elementary537KG-5
Heights Elementary532KG-5
Highlands Elementary483KG-5
Hillview Junior High9106-8
Los Medanos Elementary626KG-5
Marina Vista Elementary587KG-5
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High7386-8
Parkside Elementary552KG-5
Pittsburg Senior High3,4949-12
Rancho Medanos Junior High7916-8
Stoneman Elementary595KG-5
Willow Cove Elementary583KG-5

About school boards

Education legislation in California

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics California
School Board badge.png
Education Policy Icon.png
Local Politics Image.jpg
Seal of California.png

External links

  • Office website
  • Search Google News for this topic

    • 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
    v • e
    California school districts
    Flag of California
    v • e
    State of California
    Sacramento (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Pittsburg_Unified_School_District,_California,_elections&oldid=10233463"