Montecito Union Elementary
A public school district in Santa Barbara, California, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 353
- Students enrolled
- 29.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 70
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $39,348
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 353 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,686th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1,278th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 28% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $39,348 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 97% 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
Montecito Union Elementary spent $39,348 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,134 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 | $39,348 | $13.9 million | 353 |
| FY2022 | $35,296 | $13.2 million | 375 |
| FY2021 | $34,024 | $12.7 million | 374 |
| FY2020 | $34,177 | $12.6 million | 368 |
| FY2019 | $30,213 | $11.9 million | 394 |
| FY2018 | $29,215 | $12.0 million | 410 |
| FY2017 | $28,450 | $11.8 million | 413 |
| FY2016 | $27,518 | $12.1 million | 438 |
| FY2015 | $24,163 | $10.8 million | 448 |
| FY2014 | $22,256 | $10.5 million | 473 |
| FY2013 | $20,376 | $9.6 million | 471 |
| FY2012 | $19,957 | $8.8 million | 439 |
| FY2011 | $21,534 | $8.9 million | 412 |
| FY2010 | $22,191 | $8.7 million | 392 |
| FY2009 | $20,932 | $8.4 million | 399 |
| FY2008 | $18,896 | $7.8 million | 415 |
| FY2007 | $15,633 | $6.6 million | 420 |
| FY2006 | $14,342 | $6.3 million | 442 |
| FY2005 | $14,134 | $5.8 million | 410 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $620.0 thousand | 2.6% |
| State | $5.8 million | 24.2% |
| Local | $17.5 million | 73.2% |
| Total | $24.0 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Montecito Union | 353 |
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
- 0625500
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