School Basics

A spreadsheet on the California Department of Education website lists total funding for our Santa Barbara County school districts. Dividing the total funding by the average daily attendance shows the approximate funding per student:

Ballard Elementary $15,263.88

Blochman Union Elementary $9,829.80

Family Partnership Home Study Charter $7,208.34

Trivium Charter $6,697.70

Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary $7,668.87

Buellton Union Elementary $7,522.02

Carpinteria Unified $9,100.29

Cold Spring Elementary $19,190.12

College Elementary $16,155.55

Santa Ynez Valley Charter $6,902.40

Goleta Union Elementary $9,995.26

Guadalupe Union Elementary $7,499.13

Hope Elementary $7,929.04

Lompoc Unified $7,558.82

Manzanita Public Charter $7,239.02

Los Olivos Elementary $6,456.51

Olive Grove $7,349.74

Montecito Union Elementary $22,368.77

Orcutt Union Elementary $6,904.70

Orcutt Academy Charter $7,431.85

Santa Maria Joint Union High $8,399.14

Santa Ynez Valley Union High $10,580.14

Solvang Elementary $7,337.16

Vista del Mar Union Elementary $29,615.39

Cuyama Joint Unified $10,863.80

Santa Barbara Unified $7,811.61

Peabody Charter $7,252.31

Santa Barbara Charter $6,639.32

Adelante Charter $7,321.46

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