Bolinas-Stinson Union School District
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Bolinas-Stinson Union School District is a public school district
in Marin County, California
, with offices in Bolinas, California
, USA. As of the 2004-05 school year, the District had 122 students at its two campuses.
The racial composition was
Bolinas-Stinson is a Title I school with a School-Wide Program. Twenty-five of the students in the District are eligible for subsidized meals—16 for free lunch and 9 for reduced-price lunch. There are no migrant students.
, one mile north of the town of Stinson Beach, California
. In 2004-05, it had an enrollment of 31 students in kindergarten through second grade. With 3.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, Stinson School had a student-teacher ratio of 10.3. (See distribution at right).
Stinson Beach School is not a charter school or a magnet school.
, in an area known as Gospel Flats. Bolinas is neither a charter or magnet school.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in Marin County, California
Marin County, California
Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2010, the population was 252,409. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is well...
, with offices in Bolinas, California
Bolinas, California
Bolinas formerly Juggville is a coastal unincorporated community in Marin County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bolinas is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 36 feet...
, USA. As of the 2004-05 school year, the District had 122 students at its two campuses.
History
Bolinas School has been in continuous operation since 1858. The original wooden school-house was burned down in 1978 by an arsonist, but was rebuilt as a virtually exact replica of the original building. Until the fire, it was said to be the oldest standing school building in California.Staff
The District had 9.0 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers (1 kindergarten, 7 elementary, and 1 ungraded). The other 15 staff included 8 instructional aides or coordinators, 1 administrator, and 6 support staff. There were no guidance counselors or library staff.Fiscal
The District budget as of 2004-05 was $2,092,000, or $15,969 per student. Revenue sources were 8% federal, 81% local, and 11% state.Community demographics
In 2000, the attendance area had a total population under age 18 of 477, of which 52 (8.0%) were Hispanic.The racial composition was
- White alone: 401
- Black or African American alone: 15
- American Indian or Alaska Native alone: 0
- Asian alone: 13
- Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander alone: 4
- Some other race alone: 23
- Population of two or more races: 21
Student demographics
The majority of the students are white. Enrollment by race or ethnicity and by gender are as follows:- Amererican Indian/Alaskan: 0
- Asian: 4
- Black: 1
- Hispanic: 12
- White: 94
- Male: 62
- Female: 48
Bolinas-Stinson is a Title I school with a School-Wide Program. Twenty-five of the students in the District are eligible for subsidized meals—16 for free lunch and 9 for reduced-price lunch. There are no migrant students.
Stinson Beach Campus
Stinson Beach School is located on State Route 1California State Route 1
State Route 1 , more often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. It is famous for running along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, leading to its designation as an All-American Road.Highway 1 does not run...
, one mile north of the town of Stinson Beach, California
Stinson Beach, California
Stinson Beach is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, on the west coast of the United States. Stinson Beach is located east-southeast of Bolinas, at an elevation of 26 feet . The population of the Stinson Beach CDP was 632 at the 2010 census.Stinson Beach is about a 35-minute...
. In 2004-05, it had an enrollment of 31 students in kindergarten through second grade. With 3.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, Stinson School had a student-teacher ratio of 10.3. (See distribution at right).
Stinson Beach School is not a charter school or a magnet school.
Bolinas Campus
Bolinas School had an enrollment of 91 students in third through eighth grade in 2004-05. With 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bolinas had a student-teacher ratio of 15.1. The campus is located approximately one mile east of the town of Bolinas, CaliforniaBolinas, California
Bolinas formerly Juggville is a coastal unincorporated community in Marin County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bolinas is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 36 feet...
, in an area known as Gospel Flats. Bolinas is neither a charter or magnet school.
External links
- Bolinas-Stinson Union School District
- School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
- Marin County Office of Education, Marin County Public Schools, Bolinas-Stinson Union School District, pp 14-15 (pdf)
- Marin County Office of Education, Map of Bolinas-Stinson Union School District boundaries (pdf)
- District Information at the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...