Montecito Union School

Listed by NCES as Montecito Union Elementary (district ID 0625500)

Public school district · Santa Barbara County · California · NCES district ID 0625500

Montecito Union School spent $39,348 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 353 students in 2024-25; 24.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $44,301 per student, up 12.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Montecito Union School in enrollment (351 to 355 students) and Montecito Union School itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Montecito Union School, FY23Montecito Union School $39,348; Point Arena Schools $29,670; Vista Charter Middle School $18,715; ISANA Palmati Academy District $18,535; KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District $18,034; Oakland Unity High School $17,419; California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles District $16,179; BRIDGES Charter District $13,977; California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District $13,318; Sol Aureus College Preparatory District $12,670; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40k50kMontecito Union School$39,348Point Arena Schools$29,670Vista Charter Middle School$18,715ISANA Palmati Academy District$18,535KIPP Adelante Preparatory Acad…$18,034Oakland Unity High School$17,419California Pacific Charter- Lo…$16,179BRIDGES Charter District$13,977California Montessori Project …$13,318Sol Aureus College Preparatory…$12,670State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Montecito Union School, FY23Montecito Union School $39,348; Point Arena Schools $29,670; Vista Charter Middle School $18,715; ISANA Palmati Academy District $18,535; KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District $18,034; Oakland Unity High School $17,419; California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles District $16,179; BRIDGES Charter District $13,977; California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District $13,318; Sol Aureus College Preparatory District $12,670; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k20k30k40k50kMontecito Union School$39,348Point Arena Schools$29,670Vista Charter Middle School$18,715ISANA Palmati Academy District$18,535KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy D…$18,034Oakland Unity High School$17,419California Pacific Charter- Los Ang…$16,179BRIDGES Charter District$13,977California Montessori Project - Cap…$13,318Sol Aureus College Preparatory Dist…$12,670State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Montecito Union School, FY23Montecito Union School $39,348; Point Arena Schools $29,670; Vista Charter Middle School $18,715; ISANA Palmati Academy District $18,535; KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District $18,034; Oakland Unity High School $17,419; California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles District $16,179; BRIDGES Charter District $13,977; California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District $13,318; Sol Aureus College Preparatory District $12,670; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k30k50kMontecito Union School$39,348Point Arena Schools$29,670Vista Charter Middle School$18,715ISANA Palmati Academy District$18,535KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District$18,034Oakland Unity High School$17,419California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles Dis…$16,179BRIDGES Charter District$13,977California Montessori Project - Capitol Cam…$13,318Sol Aureus College Preparatory District$12,670State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Montecito Union School, FY23Montecito Union School $39,348; Point Arena Schools $29,670; Vista Charter Middle School $18,715; ISANA Palmati Academy District $18,535; KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District $18,034; Oakland Unity High School $17,419; California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles District $16,179; BRIDGES Charter District $13,977; California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District $13,318; Sol Aureus College Preparatory District $12,670; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k30k50kMontecito Union School$39,348Point Arena Schools$29,670Vista Charter Middle School$18,715ISANA Palmati Academy District$18,535KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy Distr…$18,034Oakland Unity High School$17,419California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles…$16,179BRIDGES Charter District$13,977California Montessori Project - Capitol…$13,318Sol Aureus College Preparatory District$12,670State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$23,970,000 in revenue: 24.2% state, 73.2% local and 2.6% federal. Total spending including $10,041,000 of capital outlay was $25,084,000, or $71,059 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Montecito Union School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,806,000; Local $17,544,000; Federal $620,000; total $23,970,000.
  • State$5,806,000 24%
  • Local$17,544,000 73%
  • Federal$620,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

353 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 353 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Montecito Union School enrollment by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233532023-243442024-25353
Montecito Union School enrollment by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233532023-243442024-25353
Montecito Union School enrollment by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233532023-243442024-25353
Montecito Union School enrollment by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233532023-243442024-25353

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335329.112.1
2023-2434427.312.6
2024-2535329.212.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Montecito Union School scored proficient or above: 86-93% in reading and 87-94% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts86-93%45%228
Math87-94%34%226

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 353 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Montecito Union35312.15.1%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Montecito Union School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Montecito Union School

  1. California districts by spending per studentMontecito Union School ranks 33 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($39,348).#33 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaMontecito Union School is the number 1,267 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 353 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,267 of 1,991
  3. Vista Charter Middle SchoolThe next larger California district: 354 students in fall 2022, $18,715 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,715
  4. KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 352 students in fall 2022, $18,034 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,034
  5. Compare Montecito Union School with Vista Charter Middle SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Montecito Union School

  1. How many schools and students are in Montecito Union School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 353 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Montecito Union School spend per student?
    $39,348 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,666 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $44,301 per student, up 12.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Montecito Union School's money come from?
    $23,970,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.2% state, 73.2% local and 2.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Montecito Union School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 33 of the 419 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Montecito Union School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Montecito Union School scored proficient or above: 86-93% in reading and 87-94% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Montecito Union School's NCES district ID?
    0625500. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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

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