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Santa Paula Unified School District

4,575 students · 10 schools · 20.9:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #286 of 1976 in California

Students
4,575
Schools
10
Teachers (FTE)
218
Student–Teacher
20.9:1
County
Ventura
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Santa Paula Unified School District

Santa Paula Unified School District is a public school system serving Ventura County, California, based in Santa Paula. It serves 4,575 students across 10 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a town: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #286 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone8059338802
Address201 South Steckel Dr., Santa Paula, CA 93060
CountyVentura County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Santa Paula Unified School District enrolls 4,575 students in 10 schools — an average of about 458 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #286 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
4,575
#286 of 1976 in California
Schools
10
~458 students each
Grade span
K–12
Town: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Santa Paula Unified School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (4,575 students reported):

White
4%
Black
0%
Hispanic
95%
Asian
0%
Two or more
0%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Santa Paula Unified School District employs about 218 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 20.9:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 599.

Student–teacher ratio
20.9:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
218
classroom teachers
Total staff
599
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Santa Paula Unified School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Santa Paula Unified School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Santa Paula Unified School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Santa Paula Unified School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#286
of 1976 districts
Ratio
20.9:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Town: Fringe
Ventura County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Santa Paula Unified School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Santa Paula Unified School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0601421. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.