Watsonville, California · Public school district
Pajaro Valley Unified is a public school district based in Watsonville, California, serving 16,588 students in 34 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 87% of them. Its schools average 488 students each, about the same as the California median of 533. We've matched 2 news stories to the district.
| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pajaro Valley Unified Watsonville, CA | 16,588 | 34 | 488 | #74 | 2 |
| Grossmont Union High El Cajon, CA | 16,476 | 15 | 1,098 | #75 | 0 |
| Alvord Unified Corona, CA | 16,466 | 26 | 633 | #76 | 0 |
| Compton Unified Compton, CA | 16,436 | 37 | 444 | #77 | 2 |
| Napa Valley Unified Napa, CA | 16,103 | 26 | 619 | #78 | 0 |
| Oxnard Union High Oxnard, CA | 16,039 | 12 | 1,337 | #79 | 0 |
| Cajon Valley Union El Cajon, CA | 15,992 | 26 | 615 | #80 | 0 |
| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pajaro Valley Unified Watsonville, CA | 16,588 | 34 | 488 | #74 | 2 |
| Fort Zumwalt School District O'Fallon, MO | 16,698 | 27 | 618 | #10 | 0 |
| Reading School District Reading, PA | 16,664 | 19 | 877 | #5 | 0 |
| Indian River County Vero Beach, FL | 16,621 | 28 | 594 | #32 | 0 |
| Alexandria City Public Schools Alexandria, VA | 16,575 | 19 | 872 | #16 | 0 |
| Rio Rancho Rio Rancho, NM | 16,519 | 20 | 826 | #3 | 0 |
| Limestone County Athens, AL | 16,497 | 16 | 1,031 | #10 | 0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Spending and staffing comparisons are coming.