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Santa Ynez, California - 1 schools
165
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Santa Ynez Valley Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 165 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.
and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.1% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Santa Ynez Valley Charter, enrolling 189 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Santa Ynez Valley Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Santa Ynez Valley Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Santa Ynez Valley Charter District a distant remainder — means Santa Ynez Valley Charter District-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.
Santa Ynez Valley Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Santa Ynez Valley Charter District is typically wider than the Santa Ynez Valley Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Santa Ynez Valley Charter District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Santa Ynez Valley Charter District?
Santa Ynez Valley Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 165 students.
What is the demographic composition of Santa Ynez Valley Charter District?
Santa Ynez Valley Charter District students are 38.1% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.