School district · California
Santa Barbara Unified
Santa Barbara Unified in California: 21 public schools with 12,247 students and 18.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,639 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 21
- 1 charter
- Students
- 12,247
- Students per teacher
- 18.9
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,639
- 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)
- 650
- Counselors (FTE)
- 33.4
- Students per counselor
- 367
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 20.8
- Librarians (FTE): 2.9
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%51%proficient
+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
4,284 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%44%proficient
+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
4,315 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.
- Federal
- 7.9% · $22.5M
- State
- 17% · $49.1M
- Local
- 75% · $211.7M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,346
- Support services
- $7,681
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $28.9M
- Long-term debt
- $370.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 469 | 16.6 | 52% | 42% |
Cleveland ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 254 | 14.1 | 36% | 30% |
Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 424 | 17.0 | 51% | 51% |
Harding University PartnershipFree meals for all | K–6 | 364 | 17.0 | 49% | 45% |
McKinley ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 293 | 17.0 | 21% | 21% |
Monroe ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 315 | 16.3 | 43% | 35% |
Roosevelt ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 463 | 17.5 | 53% | 46% |
Santa Barbara CharterCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 269 | 22.3 | 56% | 47% |
Santa Barbara Community AcademyFree meals for all | K–6 | 221 | 17.6 | 33% | 25% |
Washington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 477 | 16.5 | 62% | 56% |
Alta VistaAlternativeMostly virtual | 7–8 | 2 | 2.7 | — | — |
Goleta Valley Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 731 | 19.3 | 55% | 49% |
La Colina Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 832 | 19.8 | 69% | 61% |
La Cumbre Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 426 | 17.6 | 42% | 35% |
Santa Barbara Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 512 | 16.0 | 31% | 27% |
Alta Vista Alternative HighAlternativeMostly virtual | 9–12 | 119 | 12.6 | — | — |
Dos Pueblos Senior HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,149 | 22.6 | — | — |
La Cuesta Continuation HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 77 | 8.4 | — | — |
San Marcos Senior HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,926 | 21.2 | — | — |
Santa Barbara Senior HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,924 | 19.5 | — | — |
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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.
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.
Sources
- Address
- 720 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (805)963-4338
- 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.