Santa Barbara Unified School District

Santa Barbara Unified School District
Spanish: Distrito Escolar Unificado de Santa Bárbara[1]
Address
720 Santa Barbara Street
Santa Barbara
, California, 93101
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[2]
EstablishedJune 6, 1866[3]
BudgetUS$19,397,597 (2010)[4]
NCES District ID0601414 [2]
Students and staff
Students13,188 (2020–2021)[2]
Teachers604.23 (FTE)[2]
Staff904.64 (FTE)[2]
Student–teacher ratio21.83:1[2]
Other information
Teachers' unionsSanta Barbara Teachers Association
California Teachers Association
Websitewww.sbunified.org

The Santa Barbara Unified School District (Spanish: Distrito Escolar Unificado de Santa Bárbara)[5] is the main public school district that serves Santa Barbara and Goleta, California. On January 12, 2011, the board of education unanimously approved a resolution to reorganize the Santa Barbara Elementary and Secondary School Districts into a single unified school district. The changeover began July 1, 2011.[6]

Because the state provides a fiscal incentive for school district that unify, unification will result in $6 million of ongoing revenue the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

History

First attempts at creating public schools began in Santa Barbara after the founding of the Presidio in the 1790s, with mixed success. But as Robert Christian wrote in his thesis on the history of the district, "...on June 6, 1866, the Santa Barbara School District was formed. The schools were no longer administered by the County Superintendent, but in complete control of the electorate of the city. In 1866, Alpheus B. Thompson, County Superintendent reported that there were three school districts in the County: San Buenaventura, Montecito, and Santa Barbara. The census showed that there were 1,243 children between the ages of five and fifteen residing in the County, with only 325 pupils enrolled in schools, plus forty-one enrolled in private schools. Each district had two schools, with the length of the school year varying from three to five months. The teachers’ salaries varied from $30 to $50 per month, with the Santa Barbara district paying a total of $1,165.25."[7]

Schools

Elementary schools

  • Adams Elementary School
  • Adelante Charter School
  • Cleveland Elementary School
  • Bill Cipher Elementary School
  • Franklin Elementary School
  • Harding University Partnership School
  • McKinley Elementary School
  • Monroe Elementary School
  • Peabody Charter School
  • Roosevelt Elementary School
  • Santa Barbara Charter School
  • Santa Barbara Community Academy
  • Washington Elementary School

Junior high schools

High schools

References

  1. ^ SB Unified - Español
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Santa Barbara Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ^ "News - Tuesday, October 19, 2010". Santa Barbara School Districts. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  4. ^ "2010-11 Combined Districts Budget" (PDF). Santa Barbara School Districts. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  5. ^ SB Unified - Español
  6. ^ ""School district's name change goes into effect | Santa Barbara Unified School District". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2012-01-16. School district’s name change goes into effect>
  7. ^ Christian, Robert (January 1963). A Study of the Historical Development of the Santa Barbara School District (PDF). p. 30.