District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
0601414
State District ID:
CA-4276786
Mailing Address:720 Santa Barbara ST.Santa Barbara CA, 93101 –2232
Phone:
(805)963-4338
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
21
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
KG - 12
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Website: http://www.sbunified.org
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Santa Barbara County |
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| County ID: | 06083 |
| Locale: | City, Small (13) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 42200 |
| Total Students: | 12,250 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 649.53 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 18.86 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
Santa Barbara Unified district has a staff count of
1,330.98.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 649.53 |
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| Prekindergarten: | † |
| Kindergarten: | 41.17 |
| Elementary: | 304.86 |
| Secondary: | 303.50 |
| Ungraded: | † |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 681.45 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 130.95 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 5.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 33.37 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 8.90 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 24.47 |
| School Psychologists: | 20.80 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 2.93 |
| Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
| District Administrators: | 9.70 |
| District Administrative Support: | 21.50 |
| School Administrators: | 36.67 |
| School Administrative Support: | 62.20 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 27.85 |
| Other Support Services: | 330.48 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Total Revenue: | $298,235,000 | $23,701 | |
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| Federal: | $20,396,000 | $1,621 | 7% | |||
| Local: | $201,870,000 | $16,043 | 68% | |||
| State: | $75,969,000 | $6,037 | 25% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $277,199,000 | $22,030 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $227,602,000 | $18,088 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $127,486,000 | $10,132 | 56% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $37,407,000 | $2,973 | 16% | |||
| Administration: | $27,856,000 | $2,214 | 12% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $34,853,000 | $2,770 | 15% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $30,392,000 | $2,415 | ||||
| Construction: | $24,714,000 | $1,964 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $6,561,000 | $521 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $9,183,000 | $730 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.