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Hope Elementary School District, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Hope Elementary School District runs 3 public schools with 859 students in grades K to 6. Its ratio of 19.1 students per teacher is 2.8 lower than the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "Hope Elementary".

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
859
Teachers (FTE)
45
Students per teacher
19.1
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
3970 La Colina Rd. Ste. 14, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
County
Santa Barbara County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
K to 6
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0617490
State district ID
CA-4269211
Total staff (FTE)
101
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district19.1
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (775), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$15.4 million
Federal revenue
$925,000
State revenue
$1.8 million
Local revenue
$12.7 million
Total spending
$13.6 million
Spending per pupil
$17,586
Salaries
$7.6 million55.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$23.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.0%
  • State: 11.7%
  • Local: 82.3%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,586
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Hope Elementary School District

By level: 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Hope ElementaryElementaryK to 627917.4
Monte Vista ElementaryElementaryK to 626719.1
Vieja Valley ElementaryElementaryK to 631320.9

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.