Ojai Unified

Public school district · Ventura County · California · NCES district ID 0628270

Ojai Unified spent $17,275 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 55% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 7 schools enrolled 2,008 students in 2024-25; 38.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,188 per student, down 6.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (California: 86.2%).

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 Ojai Unified in enrollment (2,168 to 2,252 students) and Ojai Unified itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Ojai Unified, FY23OCSA District $20,223; Ocean View Elementary $18,933; Gateway Unified $18,929; Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified $18,902; Salida Union $17,806; Ojai Unified $17,275; Scotts Valley Unified $14,354; Excelsior Charter Schools $14,295; Steele Canyon High District $12,840; California Innovative Career Academy District $11,083; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.5k10k15k20k25kOCSA District$20,223Ocean View Elementary$18,933Gateway Unified$18,929Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified$18,902Salida Union$17,806Ojai Unified$17,275Scotts Valley Unified$14,354Excelsior Charter Schools$14,295Steele Canyon High District$12,840California Innovative Career A…$11,083State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Ojai Unified, FY23OCSA District $20,223; Ocean View Elementary $18,933; Gateway Unified $18,929; Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified $18,902; Salida Union $17,806; Ojai Unified $17,275; Scotts Valley Unified $14,354; Excelsior Charter Schools $14,295; Steele Canyon High District $12,840; California Innovative Career Academy District $11,083; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.5k10k15k20k25kOCSA District$20,223Ocean View Elementary$18,933Gateway Unified$18,929Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified$18,902Salida Union$17,806Ojai Unified$17,275Scotts Valley Unified$14,354Excelsior Charter Schools$14,295Steele Canyon High District$12,840California Innovative Career Academ…$11,083State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Ojai Unified, FY23OCSA District $20,223; Ocean View Elementary $18,933; Gateway Unified $18,929; Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified $18,902; Salida Union $17,806; Ojai Unified $17,275; Scotts Valley Unified $14,354; Excelsior Charter Schools $14,295; Steele Canyon High District $12,840; California Innovative Career Academy District $11,083; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.5k15k25kOCSA District$20,223Ocean View Elementary$18,933Gateway Unified$18,929Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified$18,902Salida Union$17,806Ojai Unified$17,275Scotts Valley Unified$14,354Excelsior Charter Schools$14,295Steele Canyon High District$12,840California Innovative Career Academy Distri…$11,083State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Ojai Unified, FY23OCSA District $20,223; Ocean View Elementary $18,933; Gateway Unified $18,929; Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified $18,902; Salida Union $17,806; Ojai Unified $17,275; Scotts Valley Unified $14,354; Excelsior Charter Schools $14,295; Steele Canyon High District $12,840; California Innovative Career Academy District $11,083; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.5k15k25kOCSA District$20,223Ocean View Elementary$18,933Gateway Unified$18,929Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified$18,902Salida Union$17,806Ojai Unified$17,275Scotts Valley Unified$14,354Excelsior Charter Schools$14,295Steele Canyon High District$12,840California Innovative Career Academy Di…$11,083State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$44,990,000 in revenue: 38.4% state, 53.7% local and 8.0% federal. Total spending including $8,536,000 of capital outlay was $49,674,000, or $22,487 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ojai Unified revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $17,259,000; Local $24,149,000; Federal $3,582,000; total $44,990,000.
  • State$17,259,000 38%
  • Local$24,149,000 54%
  • Federal$3,582,000 8%

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 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,208 students in 2022-23, 2,083 students in 2023-24, 2,008 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ojai Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,208, 2023-24: 2,083, 2024-25: 2,00801k2k3k2022-232,2082023-242,0832024-252,008
Ojai Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,208, 2023-24: 2,083, 2024-25: 2,00801k2k3k2022-232,2082023-242,0832024-252,008
Ojai Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,208, 2023-24: 2,083, 2024-25: 2,00801k2k3k2022-232,2082023-242,0832024-252,008
Ojai Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,208, 2023-24: 2,083, 2024-25: 2,00801k2k3k2022-232,2082023-242,0832024-252,008

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,208100.322.0
2023-242,08397.421.4
2024-252,00891.022.1

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

$8,477,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,837 per student

Ojai Unified booked $8,477,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 101 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $83,989 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 23 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$6,439,00076.0%
Special education$1,080,00012.7%
Vocational$311,0003.7%
Other programs$647,0007.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,419 in 2018-19, $3,613 in 2019-20, $3,539 in 2020-21, $3,772 in 2021-22, $3,837 in 2022-23.

Ojai Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,419, 2019-20: $3,613, 2020-21: $3,539, 2021-22: $3,772, 2022-23: $3,83701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4192019-20$3,6132020-21$3,5392021-22$3,7722022-23$3,837
Ojai Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,419, 2019-20: $3,613, 2020-21: $3,539, 2021-22: $3,772, 2022-23: $3,83701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4192019-20$3,6132020-21$3,5392021-22$3,7722022-23$3,837
Ojai Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,419, 2019-20: $3,613, 2020-21: $3,539, 2021-22: $3,772, 2022-23: $3,83701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4192019-20$3,6132020-21$3,5392021-22$3,7722022-23$3,837
Ojai Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,419, 2019-20: $3,613, 2020-21: $3,539, 2021-22: $3,772, 2022-23: $3,83701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4192019-20$3,6132020-21$3,5392021-22$3,7722022-23$3,837

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Ojai Unified scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading and 23-27% 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 arts36-40%45%865
Math23-27%34%865

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 186 students in Ojai Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%86.2%
Students in the class186495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 941 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mira Monte Elementary52325.536.5%Not reported
Topa Topa Elementary34724.835.2%Not reported
Meiners Oaks Elementary7117.825.4%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.

1 middle school, 271 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Matilija Middle27122.236.5%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.

2 high schools, 613 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nordhoff High57618.134.5%Not reported
Legacy High3716.062.2%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.

1 other school, 183 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Summit18330.429.5%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

San Antonio Elementary

Elementary school in Ojai; 134 students; 22.3 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Ojai Unified

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 Ojai Unified

  1. California districts by spending per studentOjai Unified ranks 289 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,275).#289 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaOjai Unified is the number 459 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 2,209 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#459 of 1,991
  3. OCSA DistrictThe next larger California district: 2,252 students in fall 2022, $20,223 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,223
  4. California Innovative Career Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 2,202 students in fall 2022, $11,083 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,083
  5. Compare Ojai Unified with OCSA DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Nordhoff High, its largest high school576 students in 2024-25, 18.1 per teacher.576
  7. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaOjai Unified spent $83,989 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$83,989
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Ojai Unified

  1. How many schools and students are in Ojai Unified?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,008 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ojai Unified spend per student?
    $17,275 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,188 per student, down 6.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ojai Unified's money come from?
    $44,990,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.4% state, 53.7% local and 8.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ojai Unified live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 303 of the 2,944 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.3%, 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 much does Ojai Unified spend on teacher salaries?
    $8,477,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,837 per student. Divided by the 101 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $83,989 per teacher, more than 23 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Ojai Unified do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ojai Unified scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading and 23-27% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Ojai Unified?
    90-94% of the 186 students in Ojai Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Ojai Unified's NCES district ID?
    0628270. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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