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Los Olivos, California - 1 schools
At $14,620 per pupil, Los Olivos Elementary ranks #1060 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Los Olivos Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 163 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Santa Barbara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,620 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 77.7% local, 18.0% state, and 4.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 10.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.2% White, 26.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Los Olivos Elementary, enrolling 159 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Los Olivos Elementary accounts for 97.5% of all Los Olivos Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Los Olivos Elementary a distant remainder — means Los Olivos Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Los Olivos Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 10.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Los Olivos Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 163 students.
How much does Los Olivos Elementary spend per student?
Los Olivos Elementary spends $14,620 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Los Olivos Elementary?
Los Olivos Elementary students are 64.2% White, 26.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.