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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 417 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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.
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.
Santa Barbara Unified School District Funding
Data from the
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
$255,559
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
417
projects
funded
158
teachers
funded
1,519
donors
32
projects
for
basic supplies
52
projects for
technology
73
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
Santa Barbara Unified School District has received support from
1,211 individuals from California and
308 individuals out-of-state.