Big Sur Unified School District

School district in California, United States

Big Sur Unified School District

Address

69325 Highway 1

Big Sur

, California, 93920
United States
District information
Type| Public
Grades| K–12[1]
Superintendent| Debbie Gold
Schools| 2
NCES District ID| 0600031 [1]
Students and staff
Students| 9 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers| 3.2 (FTE)[1]
Staff| 7.77 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio| 2.81:1[1]
Other information
Website| bigsurunified.org

Big Sur Unified School District is a public school district in the southern Big Sur region of Monterey County, California, United States. It was originally the Pacific Valley School in the 1920s and served residents on the south coast including Manchester, Plaskett, Lucia, and Gorda,

## Pacific Valley School

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The Pacific School on the Big Sur coast hosted a branch of the Monterey County Library in 1922.

The Pacific Valley School District was formally established in the 1950s and was renamed Big Sur Unified School District in 2012, although it does not include the Cooper School in Big Sur Village, California which is administered as part of the Carmel Unified School District.[2] It consists of two schools.

### Pacific Valley School

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The public Pacific Valley School is located in the Pacific Valley, an open bench of land on the coast of southern Big Sur. It serves students in grades K–12 in several small hamlets and communities.

Pacific Valley School has a 3:1 student/teacher ratio. The small student population of 20-24 students, taught by three faculty, spans preschool through twelfth grade. They engage in collaborative learning between age groups.[3][4] All of the administrative staff also serve as teachers or teachers aides. The school is located at 69325 Highway 1 in southern Big Sur. 73% of its students receive a free or reduced price lunch.

### Big Sur Charter School

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The school district is the authorizing agency for the Big Sur Charter School[2][5] located in Monterey, California, 64 miles (103 km) to the north of the Pacific Valley School. It describes itself as a "non-classroom based school, "

It provides education for children too "learn at home, in their communities, and in nature." Their total enrollment is 101 students in grades K-12.[6][7] The school has a student/teacher ratio of 26:1, higher than the California state level of 23:1.[8]

## See also

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Plaskett, California

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Big Sur Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
2. ^ a b "Our District". Big Sur Unified School District. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
3. ^ "Pacific Valley: Pacific Valley School". 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
4. ^ "Pacific Valley School - Pacific Valley School (Big Sur)". www.bigsurunified.org. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
5. ^ "District Profile: Big Sur Unified (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
6. ^ "School Profile: Big Sur Charter (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
7. ^ "About Big Sur Charter School – Monterey Learning Center". Retrieved 12 April 2022.
8. ^ "Big Sur Charter (2022 Ranking) | Monterey, CA". Public School Review. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

## External links

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* Official website
* "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Monterey County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau.

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Big Sur

Populated places|

* Big Sur Village
* Slates Hot Springs
* Posts
* Gorda
* Lucia
* Jamesburg
* Palo Colorado Canyon
* Plaskett
* Tassajara Hot Springs

Land use|

| Federal|

* Los Padres National Forest
* Ventana Wilderness
* Silver Peak Wilderness
* Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
* Pfeiffer Beach

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State|

* John Little State Natural Reserve
* Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
* Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve
* Point Sur State Historic Park
* Point Sur Lighthouse
* Point Lobos
* Ishxenta State Park
* Garrapata State Park
* Limekiln State Park
* Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
* Andrew Molera State Park
* Southern Redwood Botanical Area
* Point Sur State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area
* Big Creek State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area

Local / county|

* Palo Corona Regional Park
* Mill Creek Redwood Preserve

University|

* Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve

Private|

* Glen Deven Ranch
* El Sur Ranch
* Mitteldorf Preserve
* Palo Corona Ranch
* Santa Lucia Preserve

Management|

* Big Sur land use
* California Coastal Commission
* Big Sur Land Trust
* Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council
* Big Sur Local Coastal Program Defense Committee
* South Coast Land Use Advisory Committee

Geographical features|

* Santa Lucia Range
* Malpaso Creek
* McWay Falls
* McWay Creek
* Little Sur River
* Big Sur River
* Ragged Point
* Anderson Canyon
* Palo Colorado Canyon
* Pfeiffer-Redwood Creek
* Jade Cove
* Sand Dollar Beach
* Cone Peak
* Pico Blanco
* Ventana Double Cone
* Junipero Serra Peak
* Chews Ridge
* Notley's Landing
* Big Creek Bridge
* Bixby Creek Bridge
* Pfeiffer Beach
* San Carpóforo Canyon

Attractions|

* Camp Pico Blanco
* Sykes Camp
* Bottchers Gap
* Deetjen's Big Sur Inn
* Point Sur Lighthouse
* Naval Facility Point Sur
* Nepenthe
* Esalen Institute
* Henry Miller Memorial Library
* Big Sur Condor Discovery Center

Events|

* Big Sur Folk Festival
* Big Sur International Marathon
* Big Sur Jade Festival

Community|

* Ventana Wildlife Society
* Ventana Wilderness Alliance
* Community Association of Big Sur
* Pacific Valley School

Trails and roads|

* Pine Ridge Trail
* Coast Ridge Road
* Old Coast Road
* Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
* Big Sur Coast Highway
* Palo Colorado Road

Notable individuals|

* José Abrego
* Ansel Adams
* Juan Bautista Alvarado
* Morley Baer
* Richard Brautigan
* John B. R. Cooper
* Kaffe Fassett
* William Randolph Hearst
* Robinson Jeffers
* Jack Kerouac
* Carolyn Mary Kleefeld
* Michael Murphy
* Henry Miller
* Emile Norman
* Nathaniel Owings
* Dick Price
* Elmer S. Rigdon
* Hunter S. Thompson
* Jean Varda
* Vilmos Zsigmond

History|

* Esselen people
* Salinan people
* Ohlone people
* Rancho El Sur
* Rancho San Francisquito
* Rancho San Jose y Sur Chiquito
* Rancho Tularcitos
* Rancho Milpitas
* Rancho San Jose y Sur Chiquito
* Manchester
* Los Burros Mining District
* USS Macon
* USS Ventura
* Marble Cone Fire
* Basin Complex Fire
* Soberanes Fire
* Dolan Fire

Flora and fauna|

* ' lousewort
* Santa Lucia fir
* Yadon's rein orchid
* California coastal redwood
* Tanbark oak
* Coast live oak
* California bay laurel
* North American cougar
* Rainbow trout
* California condor

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