Total enrollment
14,346
-1,510 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
27 schools in Ventura Unified
California · 14,346 students · 2 cities
Ventura Unified's public schools, 27 in all, serve about 14,346 K-12 students inside California, an average of 531 per school.
4-year change in Ventura Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ventura Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #230 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,346 | #95 of 587 | #592 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #63 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #549 of 587 | #8,954 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.6% | #333 of 587 | #3,012 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #238 of 530 | #2,075 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 Ventura Unified
State test results across the district's 24 scored schools run from Foothill Technology High at 66.2% proficient to Sheridan Way Elementary at 14.1%, a gap of 52.2 points. That is the 63rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 27 district schools that reported both years went from 16,797 to 14,346 students (down 15%) and from 691 to 595 full-time teachers (down 14%), 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 Ventura Unified
As a rural-scale district in California, Ventura Unified educates 14,346 students across 27 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Ventura Unified spans 18 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Ventura Unified has declined 10% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 15,856 students to 14,346.
On allk12, the community for Ventura Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.