Overview
Mendocino County's adopted FY 2025-26 budget totals $732,304,934 across all funds: $694,437,728 governmental (as stated) and $37,867,206 other funds. Public Assistance ($195,015,519) is the largest function, followed by Health and Sanitation ($150,198,495) and Public Protection ($122,334,774). The County General Fund totals $248,200,151.
Source: County of Mendocino FY 2025-26 Budget Adoption Resolution, Exhibit A (Legistar).
At a glance — adopted budget FY 2025-26
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Source: County of Mendocino FY 2025-26 Budget Adoption Resolution, Exhibit A (Legistar).
All funds summary — Schedule 1, FY 2025-26
Governmental components sum to $694,437,727, $1 below the stated $694,437,728 — disclosed in the basis note. Other funds sum exactly to $37,867,206, and the stated governmental total plus other funds equals the all-funds total of $732,304,934, which also equals the uses side ($648,835,832 + reserves $83,469,102).
| County General Fund | $248,200,151 |
| Special Revenue Funds | $238,050,608 |
| Capital Projects Funds | $28,069,214 |
| Debt Service Funds | $30,594,330 |
| Admin Advance Trust Funds | $66,715,162 |
| Realignment Funds | $82,808,262 |
| Total Governmental Funds (stated; components sum $1 less) | $694,437,728 |
| Internal Service Funds | $35,080,257 |
| Special Districts Funds | $2,786,949 |
| Total Other Funds | $37,867,206 |
| Total All Funds | $732,304,934 |
Source: County of Mendocino FY 2025-26 Budget Adoption Resolution, Exhibit A, Schedule 1.
Financing requirements by function — Schedule 7, adopted
Function lines sum exactly to $611,911,477. Appropriations for contingencies are $0 in the adopted column, so total financing uses equal $611,911,477 for governmental funds in this schedule presentation. The County General Fund by-fund adopted figure is $248,200,151.
| General Government | $79,186,334 |
| Public Protection | $122,334,774 |
| Public Ways and Facilities | $48,494,066 |
| Health and Sanitation | $150,198,495 |
| Public Assistance | $195,015,519 |
| Education | $5,809,748 |
| Recreation and Culture | $408,308 |
| Debt Service | $10,464,233 |
| Total Financing Uses by Function | $611,911,477 |
| Appropriations for Contingencies | $0 |
| Total Financing Uses | $611,911,477 |
Source: County of Mendocino FY 2025-26 Budget Adoption Resolution, Exhibit A, Schedule 7.
Elected officials
Supervisor names are not shown in the resolution exhibit's retrieved sections; the names below are from the county's January 2026 vacancy notice and Rules of Procedure (adopted January 6, 2026). No contact details are shown.
| Board of Supervisors, District 1 | Madeline Cline |
| Board of Supervisors, District 2 | Maureen Mulheren |
| Board of Supervisors, District 3 | John Haschak |
| Board of Supervisors, District 4 | Bernie Norvell |
| Board of Supervisors, District 5 | Ted Williams |
Source: County of Mendocino vacancy notice, January 13, 2026 (county site).
Board meetings
The Board of Supervisors meets at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Chambers, Room 1070, County Administration Center, 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah. The county’s Legistar calendar lists regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays in November (November 3 and November 17, 2026) and December 15, 2026.
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meeting calendar (Legistar)
Regular-pattern dates — check the official calendar for changes.
Livability — Mendocino County
Mendocino County scores 36.5 on the Hometown Numbers Livability Index, ranked #52 of 58 ranked California counties. Violent crime: 376.3 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024 (FBI Crime Data Explorer; score 71.1, where a higher score means a lower rate). Full rankings: California livability rankings.
| Component | Value | Score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| Housing affordability (median home value ÷ median household income) | 7.52 | 25.0 |
| Median household income | $68,092 | 25.0 |
| Mean commute time | 21.5 minutes | 81.9 |
| Violent crime (reported crimes per 100,000 residents) | 376.3 | 71.1 |
| High school graduation rate | 83.2% | 13.4 |
| Uninsured rate | 10.3% | 2.6 |
| Unemployment rate | Not retrievable (see note) | — |
Method: percentile rank (count below + 0.5 × count equal) ÷ N × 100, lower-better measures inverted; composite is the mean of available component scores, rounded to 1 decimal; a county needs at least 5 of 7 components or it is unranked, never estimated. Vintages: ACS 2024 5-year (2020–2024) for housing affordability, income, and commute; FBI Crime Data Explorer 2024 for violent crime; County Health Rankings 2025 release for graduation and uninsured. Unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024) is missing for every California county because the BLS public API was unreachable (HTTP 503) on 2026-10-25; composites rest on the other components and will be recomputed if BLS data becomes available.
Housing prices — Mendocino County
County-level figures for Mendocino County.
| Median home value | $512,200 |
| Median gross rent | $1,317 per month |
Source: American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020–2024), tables B25077 (median home value) and B25064 (median gross rent).
Public schools — Mendocino County
Schools physically located in Mendocino County.
66 public schools in 25 school districts, from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES EDGE Public School Locations, 2024–25 school year).
| School | Level | District | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Elementary | Elementary (KG-03) | Mendocino Unified | Albion |
| Anderson Valley Elementary | Elementary (KG-06) | Anderson Valley Unified | Boonville |
| Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | High (07-12) | Anderson Valley Unified | Boonville |
| Arena Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Arena Union Elementary | Point Arena |
| Baechtel Grove Middle | Middle (06-08) | Willits Unified | Willits |
| Blosser Lane Elementary | Elementary (03-05) | Willits Unified | Willits |
| Brookside Elementary | Elementary (KG-02) | Willits Unified | Willits |
| Calpella Elementary | Elementary (KG-04) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| Centerville High (Continuation) | High (09-12) | Potter Valley Community Unified | Potter Valley |
| Comptche Elementary | Elementary (KG-03) | Mendocino Unified | Comptche |
| Dana Gray Elementary | Elementary (03-05) | Fort Bragg Unified | Fort Bragg |
| Eagle Peak Middle | Middle (05-08) | Ukiah Unified | Redwood Valley |
| Eel River Charter | Elementary (KG-06) | Eel River Charter District | Covelo |
| Fin and Claw Academy | Other (KG-12) | Leggett Valley Unified | Leggett |
| Fort Bragg High | High (09-12) | Fort Bragg Unified | Fort Bragg |
| Fort Bragg Middle | Middle (06-08) | Fort Bragg Unified | Fort Bragg |
| Frank Zeek Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| Grace Hudson Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| La Vida Charter | Other (KG-12) | La Vida Charter District | Willits |
| Laytonville Continuation High | High (09-12) | Laytonville Unified | Laytonville |
| Laytonville Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Laytonville Unified | Laytonville |
| Laytonville High | High (09-12) | Laytonville Unified | Laytonville |
| Leggett Valley Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Leggett Valley Unified | Leggett |
| Leggett Valley High | High (09-12) | Leggett Valley Unified | Leggett |
| Lighthouse Community Day | High (09-12) | Fort Bragg Unified | Fort Bragg |
| Manchester Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Manchester Union Elementary | Manchester |
| Mendocino Alternative | — | Mendocino Unified | Mendocino |
| Mendocino County Community | High (07-12) | Mendocino County Office of Education | Ukiah |
| Mendocino County ROP | High (09-12) | Mendocino County ROC/ROP | Ukiah |
| Mendocino High | High (09-12) | Mendocino Unified | Mendocino |
| Mendocino K-8 | Elementary (KG-08) | Mendocino Unified | Mendocino |
| Mendocino Sunrise High | — | Mendocino Unified | Mendocino |
| Nokomis Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| Noyo High (Continuation) | High (09-12) | Fort Bragg Unified | Fort Bragg |
| Oak Manor Elementary | Elementary (KG-06) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| Orr Creek | Other (KG-12) | Mendocino County Office of Education | Ukiah |
| Pacific Community Charter | Other (KG-12) | Pacific Community Charter District | Point Arena |
| Point Arena High | High (09-12) | Point Arena Joint Union High | Point Arena |
| Pomolita Middle | Middle (06-08) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| Potter Valley Elementary | Elementary (KG-06) | Potter Valley Community Unified | Potter Valley |
| Potter Valley High | High (09-12) | Potter Valley Community Unified | Potter Valley |
| Potter Valley Junior High | Middle (07-08) | Potter Valley Community Unified | Potter Valley |
| Redwood Collegiate Academy | High (07-12) | Redwood Collegiate Academy District | Ukiah |
| Redwood Elementary | Elementary (KG-02) | Fort Bragg Unified | Fort Bragg |
| River Oak Charter | Elementary (KG-08) | River Oak Charter District | Ukiah |
| Round Valley Continuation | High (09-12) | Round Valley Unified | Covelo |
| Round Valley Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Round Valley Unified | Covelo |
| Round Valley High | High (09-12) | Round Valley Unified | Covelo |
| SHANEL VALLEY ACADEMY | Elementary (KG-06) | Shanel Valley Academy District | Hopland |
| Sanhedrin Alternative | High (09-12) | Willits Unified | Willits |
| Sequoia Career Academy | Other (04-12) | Sequoia Career Academy District | Ukiah |
| Shelter Cove | Middle (04-08) | Fort Bragg Unified | Fort Bragg |
| Sherwood | Elementary (KG-08) | Willits Unified | Willits |
| South Coast Continuation | High (09-12) | Point Arena Joint Union High | Point Arena |
| South Valley High (Continuation) | High (09-12) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| Three Rivers Charter | Elementary (01-08) | Three Rivers Charter District | Fort Bragg |
| Tree of Life Charter | Elementary (KG-08) | Tree of Life Charter District | Ukiah |
| Ukiah High | High (09-12) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| Ukiah Independent Study Academy | Other (KG-12) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
| West Hills Juvenile Hall Court | Other (KG-12) | Mendocino County Office of Education | Ukiah |
| Whale Gulch Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Leggett Valley Unified | Whitethorn |
| Whale Gulch High | High (09-12) | Leggett Valley Unified | Whitethorn |
| Willits Charter | High (06-12) | Willits Charter District | Willits |
| Willits Elementary Charter | Elementary (KG-05) | Willits Elementary Charter District | Willits |
| Willits High | High (09-12) | Willits Unified | Willits |
| Yokayo Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Ukiah Unified | Ukiah |
School performance (proficiency): district-level proficiency values are published in the federal Ed Data Express tool and are retrievable by CSV export, but they have not yet been added to this page — the export requires a live-browser download (direct requests to the tool are blocked), so no proficiency figures are shown rather than substituted ones. Source for the list: NCES EDGE Public School Locations — Current, 2024–25.
Neighbor comparison
How Mendocino County’s General Fund spending per resident and fund-balance share compare with adjacent counties, computed from each dashboard’s own published figures.
| Government | Per-capita GF spending | Fund balance % |
|---|---|---|
| Mendocino County (this dashboard) | $2,750.32 | — |
| Glenn County | $5,027.78 | — |
| Humboldt County | $1,173.54 | — |
| Lake County | $1,545.25 | — |
| Sonoma County | $1,564.61 | — |
| Tehama County | $853.81 | — |
| Trinity County (no dashboard yet) | — | — |
GF figure: County General Fund, FY 2025-26 adopted.
Fund-balance % dashed: no GF ending balance published
Glenn County: Fund-balance % dashed: fund balance available -$5,246,414 is beginning (negative), not ending
Humboldt County: Fund-balance % dashed: fund balance available $20,752,178 is beginning, not ending
Lake County: Fund-balance % dashed: no GF ending balance published ($13,669,130 is governmental provisions for obligated balances, not GF ending)
Sonoma County: Fund-balance % dashed: no GF ending balance published (Fund Balance/Net Assets $374,255,241 is countywide, not GF)
Tehama County: Fund-balance % dashed: fund balance available $7,885,524 (June 30, 2024) is beginning, not ending
Trinity County: No Trinity County dashboard in this dataset (no county GF figure exists here); a city dashboard in the county, if any, does not supply a county figure.
Per-capita GF spending = the dashboard’s published General Fund total ÷ county population (ACS 2024 5-year, table B01003). Fund balance % = published GF ending balance ÷ GF total for the same fiscal year unless noted.
— in the fund-balance column means no GF ending balance is published on that dashboard (adopted budgets typically state only a January 1 balance).
Neighbor rows are county figures for the counties adjacent to the home county (U.S. Census Bureau County Adjacency File, 2024; out-of-state neighbors excluded).
Sources & notes
- Only source used for figures: County of Mendocino, Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Adoption Resolution, Exhibit A (Legistar agenda portal). FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget, Exhibit A.
- Sum checks: Schedule 7 functions exact ($611,911,477); other funds exact ($37,867,206); all-funds total exact ($694,437,728 + $37,867,206 = $732,304,934); governmental components sum $694,437,727, $1 below the stated $694,437,728 (disclosed).
- What is not claimed: supervisor names come from county notices, not the resolution exhibit itself; no outstanding-debt total beyond the $10,464,233 debt-service function is shown from this exhibit.
- Jurisdiction palette: Page accent: #0C4A2E, sampled from Mendocino County's official homepage (mendocinocounty.gov) on 2026-10-25 — dark green header bar; gold search button #C9A227; the dark-theme accent (#B6C9C0) is a lightened tint of the same color for contrast on the dark background. Shades are rendered approximations from the live homepage, not stylesheet values.