Schools & Education — Santa Maria, California

Education Attainment (Adults 25+)

High School Diploma11735%
Bachelor's Degree6890%
Master's Degree1742%
Doctorate225%

Public Schools (37)

SchoolGradesEnrollment
Santa Barbara County ROP-North14-140
Family Partnership Charter0-12368
Trivium Charter0-12321
Benjamin Foxen Elementary0-8189
Bonita Elementary0-6540
Adam (William Laird) Elementary0-6856
Alvin Elementary0-6914
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary0-6293
El Camino Junior High7-8779
Fairlawn Elementary0-6746
Fesler (Isaac) Junior High7-8959
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary0-6803
Miller (Isaac) Elementary0-6858
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary0-6854
Rice (William) Elementary0-6913
Bruce (Robert) Elementary0-6951
Battles (Washington) Elementary0-6771
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary0-6834
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary0-6833
Arellanes Junior High7-8596

Private Schools (5)

School
ST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
ST MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL
PACIFIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
EAGLES CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Colleges & Universities

CollegeLevel
Allan Hancock College2
CET-Santa Maria1
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria2

College Scorecard

CollegeAdmissionSAT AvgTuition (In-State)Median Earnings (10yr)
Allan Hancock CollegeN/AN/A$1,156$42,786
CET-Santa MariaN/AN/AN/A$32,986
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa MariaN/AN/AN/A$38,317

District Summary

Total Enrollment30,613
Total Teachers1,364
Student-Teacher RatioN/A
Free/Reduced Lunch72.7%
Charter Schools2
Title I Schools0
Sources: NCES CCD 2023 via Education Data Portal; NCES IPEDS 2022 — matched by city+state; Census ACS 5-Year 2023.