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Santa Barbara Unified School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Santa Barbara Unified School District is a public school district in California. They serve 15,078 students across 22 schools, and its teachers have had 408 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 22
    Schools
  • 15,078
    Students
  • 636
    Teachers

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Santa Barbara Unified School District Demographics

57%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
62%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Santa Barbara Unified School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Santa Barbara Unified School District had a total revenue of $221.4 million in the 2016-17 school year. 73.1% came from local sources, 21.0% from state sources, and 5.9% from federal sources.

Santa Barbara Unified School District had a per-pupil revenue of $14,681 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 73.1% came from local sources, 21.0% from state sources, and 5.9% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Santa Barbara Unified School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 21, 2024

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Santa Barbara Unified School District

$251,690
raised using DonorsChoose
408
projects funded
156
teachers funded
1,507
donors
32
projects for basic supplies
50
projects for technology
71
projects for books
18
projects for art supplies

Santa Barbara Unified School District has received support from 1,204 individuals from California and 303 individuals out-of-state.

Santa Barbara Unified School District Schools

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