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Ventura Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Ventura Unified runs 27 public schools with 14,379 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 24.1 students per teacher is 2.2 higher than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
27
Students
14,379
Teachers (FTE)
597
Students per teacher
24.1
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
255 West Stanley Ave. Ste. 100, Ventura, CA 93001
Phone
(805)641-5000
County
Ventura County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0640980
State district ID
CA-5672652
Total staff (FTE)
1,618
School counselors (FTE)
54.0About 266 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
43.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district24.1
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 (15,871), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$237.1 million
Federal revenue
$24.5 million
State revenue
$116.9 million
Local revenue
$95.6 million
Total spending
$220.4 million
Spending per pupil
$13,889
Salaries
$116.1 million52.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$36.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.3%
  • State: 49.3%
  • Local: 40.3%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,889
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Ventura Unified

By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 18 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Academy of Technology & Leadership at SaticoyElementaryK to 846125.6
Anacapa MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 859224.7
Balboa MiddleMiddle6 to 884524.9
Buena HighHigh9 to 121,58522.3
Cabrillo MiddleMiddle6 to 893630.2
Citrus Glen ElementaryElementaryK to 549125.8
De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsCEP schoolMiddle6 to 857723.1
E. P. Foster ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 529927.2
El Camino HighHigh9 to 1222131.6
Elmhurst ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 537821.0
Foothill Technology HighHigh9 to 1295127.2
Homestead (Alternative)ElementaryK to 85217.3
Juanamaria ElementaryElementaryK to 539724.8
Junipero Serra ElementaryElementaryK to 541823.2
Lemon GroveCEP schoolElementaryK to 829921.4
Lincoln ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 520225.2
Loma Vista ElementaryElementaryK to 539622.0
Montalvo ElementaryElementaryK to 539724.8
Mound ElementaryElementaryK to 549023.3
Pacific HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1221315.2
Pierpont ElementaryElementaryK to 530427.6
Poinsettia ElementaryElementaryK to 535123.4
Portola ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 544426.1
Sheridan Way ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 532525.0
Sunset ElementaryElementaryK to 835727.5
Ventura HighHigh9 to 121,93923.6
Will Rogers ElementaryElementaryK to 542628.4

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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.