Santa Barbara Junior High vs Santa Barbara Senior High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Santa Barbara Junior High Santa Barbara Senior High
Location Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle high
Enrollment 512 1,924
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.5:1 20.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 68.6% 48.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

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

Metric Santa Barbara Junior High 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 Junior High Santa Barbara Senior High
White 12.7% 30.1%
African American 0.6% 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino 83.0% 62.6%
Asian 0.6% 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 2.9% 4.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Santa Barbara Junior High Santa Barbara Senior High
AP Courses Offered 9
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 170.7:1 213.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 39.3% 37.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 23 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.