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Vista del Mar Union, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Vista del Mar Union runs 1 public school with 65 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is 8.9 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
65
Teachers (FTE)
5
Students per teacher
13.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
9467 San Julian Rd., Gaviota, CA 93117
County
Santa Barbara County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
K to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0641220
State district ID
CA-4269344
Total staff (FTE)
10
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
0.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.0
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 (25), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$1.3 million
Federal revenue
$141,000
State revenue
$171,000
Local revenue
$1.0 million
Total spending
$1.7 million
Spending per pupil
$67,840
Salaries
$650,00038.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.5%
  • State: 12.7%
  • Local: 76.9%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$67,840
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Vista del Mar Union

By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Vista de Las CrucesElementaryK to 86513.0

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.