Ventura County Office of Education

Public school district · Ventura County · California · NCES district ID 0691047

Ventura County Office of Education's fiscal year 2022-23 finance report (NCES F-33) gives no current spending per student. Its 5 schools enrolled 495 students in 2024-25. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $202,318 per student, up 3.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (California: 86.2%).

Where the money came from

$285,951,000 in revenue: 53.6% state, 33.8% local and 12.6% federal. Total spending including $1,072,000 of capital outlay was $264,736,000; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ventura County Office of Education revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $153,269,000; Local $96,629,000; Federal $36,053,000; total $285,951,000.
  • State$153,269,000 54%
  • Local$96,629,000 34%
  • Federal$36,053,000 13%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23, revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

601 students in 2022-23, 601 students in 2023-24, 495 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ventura County Office of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 601, 2023-24: 601, 2024-25: 49502004006008002022-236012023-246012024-25495
Ventura County Office of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 601, 2023-24: 601, 2024-25: 49502004006008002022-236012023-246012024-25495
Ventura County Office of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 601, 2023-24: 601, 2024-25: 49502004006008002022-236012023-246012024-25495
Ventura County Office of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 601, 2023-24: 601, 2024-25: 49502004006008002022-236012023-246012024-25495

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360180.87.4
2023-2460178.07.7
2024-2549563.57.8

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 Ventura County Office of Education scored proficient or above: 2-13% in reading and 0-11% 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 arts2-13%45%205
Math0-11%34%207

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

65-69% of the 72 students in Ventura County Office of Education'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 rate65‑69%86.2%
Students in the class72495,492

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.

1 high school, 69 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gateway Community6910.671.0%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.

4 other schools, 426 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ventura County Special Education2318.334.6%Not reported
Triton Academy847.541.7%Not reported
Phoenix766.648.7%Not reported
Providence355.591.4%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.

Contact Ventura County Office of Education

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 Ventura County Office of Education

  1. Every school district in CaliforniaVentura County Office of Education is the number 860 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 601 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#860 of 1,991
  2. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 602 students in fall 2022, $19,728 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,728
  3. Ackerman CharterThe next smaller California district: 596 students in fall 2022.
  4. Compare Ventura County Office of Education with Camino Nuevo Charter Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  5. Gateway Community, its largest high school69 students in 2024-25, 10.6 per teacher.69
  6. 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 Ventura County Office of Education

  1. How many schools and students are in Ventura County Office of Education?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 high, 4 other), enrolling 495 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. Where does Ventura County Office of Education's money come from?
    $285,951,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 53.6% state, 33.8% local and 12.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  3. How do students in Ventura County Office of Education do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ventura County Office of Education scored proficient or above: 2-13% in reading and 0-11% 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.
  4. What is the graduation rate in Ventura County Office of Education?
    65-69% of the 72 students in Ventura County Office of Education'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.
  5. What is Ventura County Office of Education's NCES district ID?
    0691047. 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
  • 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