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Carpinteria Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Carpinteria.

Carpinteria’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of California school districts

Students
1,912
Schools
6
Spent per student
$23,571
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$3.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Carpinteria Unified School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of California districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.3M, about $1,721 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Carpinteria 12,734

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Carpinteria. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Carpinteria MiddleThis district
9–12Carpinteria Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 33.1% · 992 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 46.7% · 1,009 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 165 in the class

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,571 per student · 11% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 80%State 16%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,080’20
2,088’21
2,001’22
1,907’23
1,912’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 72%White 24%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Canalino Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carpinteria
B−
471 students20:1
Aliso Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carpinteria
B−
315 students20:1
Summerland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Summerland
B+
51 students17:1
Carpinteria Family
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carpinteria
B+
45 students22:1
Carpinteria Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carpinteria
B−
437 students17:1
Carpinteria Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Carpinteria
B−
593 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.