Goleta Union Elementary
A public school district in Goleta, California, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,395
- Students enrolled
- 171
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 553.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,980
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,395 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,891st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 354th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,980 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 82% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Goleta Union Elementary spent $22,980 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,387 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $22,980 | $78.5 million | 3,416 |
| FY2022 | $22,500 | $76.1 million | 3,381 |
| FY2021 | $17,774 | $60.0 million | 3,378 |
| FY2020 | $16,919 | $61.2 million | 3,619 |
| FY2019 | $16,461 | $58.7 million | 3,566 |
| FY2018 | $15,388 | $54.5 million | 3,541 |
| FY2017 | $14,267 | $50.9 million | 3,571 |
| FY2016 | $12,637 | $46.6 million | 3,684 |
| FY2015 | $12,063 | $44.6 million | 3,701 |
| FY2014 | $11,195 | $40.8 million | 3,642 |
| FY2013 | $11,068 | $40.0 million | 3,611 |
| FY2012 | $10,567 | $38.9 million | 3,681 |
| FY2011 | $10,516 | $39.1 million | 3,718 |
| FY2010 | $10,421 | $38.5 million | 3,697 |
| FY2009 | $10,943 | $39.5 million | 3,608 |
| FY2008 | $11,082 | $39.2 million | 3,533 |
| FY2007 | $10,047 | $35.4 million | 3,525 |
| FY2006 | $8,934 | $32.3 million | 3,618 |
| FY2005 | $8,387 | $31.7 million | 3,782 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.5 million | 4.3% |
| State | $18.5 million | 22.3% |
| Local | $60.7 million | 73.4% |
| Total | $82.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Brandon Elementary | 429 |
| El Camino Elementary | 350 |
| Ellwood Elementary | 303 |
| Foothill Elementary | 413 |
| Hollister Elementary | 393 |
| Isla Vista Elementary | 418 |
| Kellogg Elementary | 369 |
| La Patera Elementary | 369 |
| Mountain View Elementary | 351 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 6
- NCES district ID
- 0615510
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved