Total enrollment
1,912
-168 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Carpinteria Unified
California · 1,912 students · 2 cities
Looking at the Carpinteria Unified system: 6 public K-12 schools serving approximately 1,912 students inside California, averaging 319 per school.
4-year change in Carpinteria Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Carpinteria Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #255 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,912 | #440 of 587 | #4,605 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #360 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #59 of 587 | #7,919 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.6% | #282 of 587 | #2,189 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #386 of 530 | #3,804 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Carpinteria Unified
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Canalino Elementary at 46.9% proficient to Carpinteria Senior High at 36.4%, a gap of 10.5 points. That is the 424th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,164 to 1,912 students (down 12%) and from 104 to 103 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpinteria Senior High | Carpinteria | High | 09-12 | 593 |
| Canalino Elementary | Carpinteria | Elementary | KG-05 | 471 |
| Carpinteria Middle | Carpinteria | Middle | 06-08 | 437 |
| Aliso Elementary | Carpinteria | Elementary | KG-05 | 315 |
| Summerland Elementary | Summerland | Elementary | KG-05 | 51 |
| Carpinteria Family | Carpinteria | Elementary | KG-05 | 45 |
About Carpinteria Unified
Carpinteria Unified administers 6 public schools across California, collectively educateing roughly 1,912 students.
In terms of grade levels, Carpinteria Unified comprises 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Carpinteria Unified runs about 319 students per school, 45% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 8%: 2,080 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,912 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Carpinteria Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.