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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,687 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Plumas Unified School District is a school district in California (Plumas County). During the 2024 school year, 1,687 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

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

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Plumas Unified School District, District 5

General election

Special general election for Plumas Unified School District, District 5

Matthew De La Montanya defeated Keith Barnett in the special general election for Plumas Unified School District, District 5 on November 4, 2025.

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Matthew De La Montanya (Nonpartisan)
 
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983
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Keith Barnett (Nonpartisan)
 
38.4
 
612

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 1,595
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About the district

School board

The Plumas 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
Jolene Cline2028
Chelsea Harrison2026
JoDee Johnson2026
Cindy Crim20252026

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Overlapping state house districts

Plumas Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 1Heather HadwickRepublican Party 100% 8%

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: $5,881,000 $3,347 14%
Local: $27,719,000 $15,776 66%
State: $8,129,000 $4,627 20%
Total: $41,729,000 $23,750
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $41,465,000 $23,599
Total Current Expenditures: $30,520,000 $17,370
Instructional Expenditures: $14,047,000 $7,994 34%
Student and Staff Support: $3,392,000 $1,930 8%
Administration: $5,104,000 $2,904 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,977,000 $4,540 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,728,000 $4,967
Construction: $8,666,000 $4,932
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $409,000 $232
Interest on Debt: $1,808,000 $1,029

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 (%)
2021-2022 28 <50 <50 20-24 <=20 20-24 32
2020-2021 21 PS PS 10-14 <50 20-29 20-24
2018-2019 32 <50 <50 15-19 <=20 30-39 36
2017-2018 32 <50 <50 20-24 11-19 30-39 36
2016-2017 33 21-39 <50 20-24 11-19 20-29 36
2015-2016 36 <50 <50 20-24 21-39 30-39 40
2014-2015 36 PS <50 20-24 <=20 30-39 41
2013-2014 60-64 PS PS 60-79 <50 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 62 >=50 >=50 55-59 50-59 50-59 64
2011-2012 59 >=50 >=50 45-49 50-59 45-49 62
2010-2011 60 >=50 <50 50-54 50-59 40-49 64

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 (%)
2021-2022 40 >=50 <50 25-29 <=20 40-44 44
2020-2021 44 PS PS 40-44 <50 40-49 40-44
2018-2019 44 >=50 <50 25-29 20-29 40-49 49
2017-2018 44 >=50 <50 35-39 11-19 40-49 47
2016-2017 46 40-59 <50 30-34 30-39 40-49 49
2015-2016 47 >=50 <50 30-34 21-39 40-49 51
2014-2015 46 PS <50 35-39 21-39 40-49 49
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS 60-79 <50 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 64 >=50 <50 45-49 50-59 50-59 68
2011-2012 66 >=50 >=50 50-54 50-59 55-59 70
2010-2011 65 >=50 <50 55-59 50-59 60-69 68

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 (%)
2021-2022 70-74 PS >=80 PS >=50 70-74
2020-2021 80-84 >=80 PS PS 80-84
2019-2020 85-89 PS >=80 >=50 PS 85-89
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS >=80 >=50 >=50 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 >=80 >=50 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS 60-79 >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS >=80 >=50 PS 90-94
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS >=80 >=50 PS 85-89
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS >=80 >=50 90-94

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 1,687 -4.0
2022-2023 1,755 -0.1
2021-2022 1,757 5.5
2020-2021 1,661 -12.0
2019-2020 1,860 0.3
2018-2019 1,854 -15.8
2017-2018 2,147 0.7
2016-2017 2,133 -1.8
2015-2016 2,172 1.9
2014-2015 2,130 -0.3
2013-2014 2,137 0.6
2012-2013 2,125 91.2
2011-2012 186 -1,137.6
2010-2011 2,302 -3.0
2009-2010 2,370 -5.4
2008-2009 2,498 -4.5
2007-2008 2,610 -4.4
2006-2007 2,726 -5.7
2005-2006 2,882 -6.4
2004-2005 3,067 -2.4
2003-2004 3,141 -2.3
2002-2003 3,213 -4.7
2001-2002 3,365 -1.0
2000-2001 3,397 -2.0
1999-2000 3,465 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Plumas Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.0 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 12.1
Black 0.5 4.9
Hispanic 19.2 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 13.9 5.8
White 62.2 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, Plumas Unified School District had 99.07 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.03.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 10.91
Elementary: 48.52
Secondary: 39.64
Total: 99.07

Plumas Unified School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 8.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 11.00
School Administrators: 8.50
School Administrative Support: 7.44
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.61
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.00
Other Support Services: 55.03

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 Plumas Unified School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Almanor High (Continuation)09-12
Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)109-12
Chester Elementary155KG-6
Chester Junior/Senior High1277-12
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary344KG-6
Greenville Elementary94KG-8
Greenville High179-12
Portola Junior/Senior High2797-12
Quincy Elementary343KG-6
Quincy Junior/Senior High3177-12


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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