Carpinteria Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Carpinteria.
At a glance
1,912Students enrolled
6Schools
$23,571Spent per student
18:1Student–teacher ratio
67%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Carpinteria
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency27%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$23,571
per student each year · 11% above the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,080’20
2,088’21
2,001’22
1,907’23
1,912’24
Students
Hispanic · 72%1,378
White · 24%465
Two or more races · 2%37
Asian · 1%19
Black · 0%9
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools6 in district
Canalino ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 471 students · Carpinteria
B-PublicAliso ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 315 students · Carpinteria
BPublicSummerland ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 51 students · Summerland
A-PublicCarpinteria FamilyElementary · Grades K–5 · 45 students · Carpinteria
A-PublicCarpinteria MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 437 students · Carpinteria
BPublicCarpinteria Senior HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 593 students · Carpinteria
B-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.