Silver Valley Unified School District is located in the High Desert of Southern California, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The district covers an area of approximately 3,345 square miles (8,660 km2), equivalent in size to the combined states of Rhode Island and Delaware. It provides educational services to the communities of Calico, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Ludlow, Newberry Springs and Yermo.
The SVUSD Office is located at 35320 Daggett-Yermo Road in Daggett, California, 8 miles (13 km) north of Barstow.
The district currently has two high schools, Calico Continuation High School and Silver Valley High School.
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