Total enrollment
17,408
+743 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in Santa Maria-Bonita
California · 17,408 students · 1 city
Across the district, Santa Maria-Bonita runs 21 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 17,408 California students (about 829 per school).
4-year change in Santa Maria-Bonita
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Santa Maria-Bonita ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #508 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 17,408 | #72 of 587 | #470 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #98 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #247 of 587 | #8,571 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 92.8% | #20 of 587 | #612 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #504 of 530 | #6,610 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 Santa Maria-Bonita
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary at 38.7% proficient to Fesler (Isaac) Junior High at 14.9%, a gap of 23.8 points. That is the 277th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 17,122 to 16,574 students (down 3%) and from 737 to 785 full-time teachers (up 7%), 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.
About Santa Maria-Bonita
Santa Maria-Bonita is a rural-scale public-school district in California. The district operates 21 schools and educates approximately 17,408 students.
On the school-mix side, Santa Maria-Bonita spans 17 elementary and 4 middle.
Per-school enrollment averages around 829 in this district, above the California typical of 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Santa Maria-Bonita has increased 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 16,665 students to 17,408.
On allk12, the community for Santa Maria-Bonita discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.