Santa Barbara Charter vs Santa Barbara Senior High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Santa Barbara Charter Santa Barbara Senior High
Location Goleta, CA Santa Barbara, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 269 1,924
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.6:1 20.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 19.8% 48.6%
Charter School Yes No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Santa Barbara Charter Santa Barbara Senior High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,787 $19,787
District Santa Barbara Unified Santa Barbara Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Santa Barbara Charter Santa Barbara Senior High
White 58.4% 30.1%
African American 0.0% 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino 26.4% 62.6%
Asian 5.9% 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 9.3% 4.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Santa Barbara Charter Santa Barbara Senior High
AP Courses Offered 9
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 213.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 16.4% 37.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 29
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.