C
Shoreline Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Inverness, Bodega Bay, Point Reyes Station, Bloomfield, Dillon Beach, Tomales, Sereno del Mar, Carmet, Salmon Creek and Valley Ford, and parts of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls.
Students
469
Schools
5
Spent per student
$39,074
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$25.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Shoreline Unified School District
- School Grade C: better than 32% of California districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 84% more per student than the CA average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6% since 2020
- Debt of $25.1M, about $53,614 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Valley Ford.
K–83 schoolsThis district
83 middle schoolsThis district
82 middle schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency20%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.6% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$39,074 per student · 84% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 18%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
499’20
483’21
470’22
475’23
469’24
Down 6% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 66%White 31%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.