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Harmony Union School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Occidental, Bodega Bay and Bodega.

Occidental’s School Grade A− better than 76% of California school districts

Students
233
Schools
2
Spent per student
$30,552
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$9.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Harmony Union School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 44% more per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.5M, about $40,609 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Occidental 1,225B+Bodega Bay 1,139Bodega 134

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Occidental. Grade by grade →

K–1Harmony ElementaryThis district
9–12Analy HighWest Sonoma County Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 33.1% · 111 students tested
Reading / language arts65–69%
State average 46.7% · 110 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at West Sonoma County Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,552 per student · 44% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 26%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 50%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
200’20
182’21
195’22
239’23
233’24

Up 16.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Harmony Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Occidental
71 students17:1
Salmon Creek School - A Charter
Middle · Grades 2–8 · Occidental
A−
162 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.