School district · California

Carpinteria Unified

Carpinteria Unified in California: 6 public schools with 1,912 students and 18.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,571 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 1,912
Students per teacher: 18.3; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $23,571; CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 104
Counselors (FTE): 7.8
Students per counselor: 245; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

47%proficient

+3.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

780 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

40%proficient

−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

788 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$11.6K15

$12.5K16

$12.6K17

$14.0K18

$15.0K19

$15.2K20

$16.5K21

$17.5K22

$21.4K23

$23.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 4.1% · $2M
State: 16% · $7.8M
Local: 80% · $38.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $13,033
Support services: $9,759
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $4.4M
Long-term debt: $4.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Aliso ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	315	19.7	45%	34%	Carpinteria
Canalino ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	471	19.6	50%	46%	Carpinteria
Carpinteria FamilyAlternative	K–5	45	22.5	70%	65%	Carpinteria
Summerland ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	51	17.0	64%	82%	Summerland
Carpinteria MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	437	16.9	44%	34%	Carpinteria
Carpinteria Senior HighFree meals for all	9–12	593	18.2	—	—	Carpinteria

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 1400 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, CA 93013
Phone: (805)684-4511

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.