Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies

Located at 201 South Steckel Dr., in Santa Paula, California, Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies is a tiny all-grades campus that works with 60 students (grades K through 12), part of Santa Paula Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies sits 90% leaner than that benchmark.

Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies is one of 10 schools operated by Santa Paula Unified, a district that caters to 4,570 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 31.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ventura County put median household income runs about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies is one.

Glen City Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies operates from a small-town location. Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

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