![]() It wasn’t until 1857 that the first school building was constructed, according to a history compiled by former Santa Cruz Sentinel reporter and prolific local historian Margaret Koch, author of the 1978 book Going to School in Santa Cruz County: A History of the County's Public School System. Schooling took place in people’s homes, as well as in churches. ![]() When Santa Cruz County was incorporated on February 18, 1850-about seven months before California became a state-there were no schoolhouses at all. The other three are Happy Valley Elementary School District- founded as a single-school district in 1864-Mountain Elementary School District, and Pacific Elementary School District. ![]() Those tiny districts-the Bonny Doon district’s enrollment was just 142 in 2019-are throwbacks to the earliest days of education in the county. ![]() Four of Santa Cruz County’s 10 school districts consist of nothing more than a single elementary school. ![]()
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