Public schools in Lompoc, CA

Lompoc has 16 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 1 middle, 9 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 8,384 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Lompoc Unified runs 14 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Lompoc's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in LompocDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Lompoc Unified149,061$16,048
Trivium Charter School Adventure District1240$13,396
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District1112$14,661

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

4 high schools in Lompoc, 2,819 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lompoc High1,59319.569.2%Lompoc Unified
Cabrillo High1,06019.043.5%Lompoc Unified
Maple High13514.780.0%Lompoc Unified
Dr Bob Forinash Community Day315.190.3%Lompoc Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Lompoc, 744 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lompoc Valley Middle74418.273.5%Lompoc Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

9 elementary schools in Lompoc, 4,395 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Arthur Hapgood Elementary76824.072.1%Lompoc Unified
Miguelito Elementary63425.463.6%Lompoc Unified
La Canada Elementary54122.579.3%Lompoc Unified
La Honda STEAM Academy53125.178.3%Lompoc Unified
Buena Vista Elementary49823.734.5%Lompoc Unified
Clarence Ruth Elementary49522.579.4%Lompoc Unified
Leonora Fillmore Elementary46921.377.2%Lompoc Unified
Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy39819.950.0%Lompoc Unified
Mission Valley6119.670.5%Lompoc Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 other schools in Lompoc, 426 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Trivium Charter School Adventure30140.035.2%Trivium Charter School Adventure District
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc12518.877.6%Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Lompoc's public schools compare with California's

The median Lompoc school has 20.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 497 students (state 471).

Lompoc against California, schools open in 2024-25 with students
LompocCalifornia
Median students per teacher20.621.6
Median school size (students)497471
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)not reportednot reported
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%74%
Charter schools13%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 16 Lompoc schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Lompoc

  1. Lompoc UnifiedRuns 14 of Lompoc's 16 public schools and spent $16,048 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,048
  2. Lompoc High, the largest high school in Lompoc1,593 students in 2024-25, 19.5 per teacher.1,593
  3. Compare Lompoc Unified with Trivium Charter School Adventure DistrictLompoc's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Lompoc addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in California

  1. Los Angeles564 schools
  2. San Diego283 schools
  3. San Jose232 schools
  4. Sacramento197 schools
  5. Fresno179 schools
  6. Bakersfield146 schools
  7. San Francisco123 schools
  8. Stockton122 schools

Questions about schools in Lompoc

  1. How many public schools are in Lompoc, CA?
    16 public schools with an address in Lompoc were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 1 middle, 9 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 8,384 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Lompoc?
    Lompoc High, with 1,593 students in 2024-25 (Lompoc Unified).
  3. Which districts run Lompoc's schools?
    Lompoc Unified (14 schools), Trivium Charter School Adventure District (1 school), Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .