Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District is a
public school district based in
Sierra County, California
Sierra County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,236, making it California's second-least populous county. The county seat is Downieville; the sole incorporated city is Loyalton ...
,
United States
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. The Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District serves all of Sierra County and the eastern quarter of
Plumas County
Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...
, with headquarters in
Loyalton. The District is governed by a five-person Governing Board, each member of which represents a defined geographical area of the District. The District Governing Board also serves as the Sierra County Board of Education.
The district was formed in 1954 by amalgamation of districts including the Sierra Valley Joint Union High School District, formed in 1908 out of ten school districts in the region and responsible for creating the first high school in Sierra County, at Loyalton; Butte School District, at
Sierra City; and Alta School District, at
Goodyears Bar;
[James J. Sinnott, ''History of Sierra County'', Volume 2: ''History of Sierra City; History of Goodyears Bar'', Volcano, California: The California Traveler, 1973, , pp. 107, 221; Volume 4: ''Sierra Valley, Jewel of the Sierras'', Pioneer, California: The California Traveler, 1976, , pp. 167–68.] and the
Downieville School.
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School districts in California
1954 establishments in California
School districts established in 1954
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