County / FIPS 06083
Santa Barbara County
California
Santa Barbara County runs 128 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 6 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 4 carry an overall star rating.
At a glance
Public schools
128
Hospitals
6
With a star rating
4
Land area
2,734
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Santa Barbara County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$3.4B
Per resident
$7,630
Change since FY2021
−2%
Fiscal years covered
5
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| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3B |
| 2022 | $3B |
| 2023 | $3B |
| 2024 | $3B |
| 2025 | $3B |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Santa Barbara County ranks 208th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Santa Barbara County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital | Santa Barbara | |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center | Lompoc | |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | Santa Maria | |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | Santa Barbara | |
| Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital | Solvang | Not rated |
| Santa Barbara County Psychiatric Health Facility | Santa Barbara | Not rated |
Public schools in Santa Barbara County
The 40 most complete records of 128. Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam (William Laird) Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 856 |
| Adams Elementary | Santa Barbara Unified | Santa Barbara | 517 |
| Adelante Charter | Adelante Charter District | Santa Barbara | 297 |
| Alice Shaw Elementary | Orcutt Union Elementary | Orcutt | 511 |
| Aliso Elementary | Carpinteria Unified | Carpinteria | 329 |
| Alta Vista Alternative High | Santa Barbara Unified | Santa Barbara | 117 |
| Alvin Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 914 |
| Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 293 |
| Arellanes Junior High | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 596 |
| Arthur Hapgood Elementary | Lompoc Unified | Lompoc | 695 |
| Ballard Elementary | Ballard Elementary | Solvang | 118 |
| Battles (Washington) Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 771 |
| Benjamin Foxen Elementary | Blochman Union Elementary | Santa Maria | 189 |
| Bill Libbon Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 710 |
| Bonita Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 540 |
| Brandon Elementary | Goleta Union Elementary | Goleta | 444 |
| Bruce (Robert) Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 951 |
| Buena Vista Elementary | Lompoc Unified | Lompoc | 477 |
| Cabrillo High | Lompoc Unified | Lompoc | 1,066 |
| California Connections Academy Central Coast | California Connections Academy Central Coast District | San Juan Capistrano | 118 |
| Canalino Elementary | Carpinteria Unified | Carpinteria | 498 |
| Carpinteria Family | Carpinteria Unified | Carpinteria | 65 |
| Carpinteria Middle | Carpinteria Unified | Carpinteria | 406 |
| Carpinteria Senior High | Carpinteria Unified | Carpinteria | 653 |
| Clarence Ruth Elementary | Lompoc Unified | Lompoc | 471 |
| Cleveland Elementary | Santa Barbara Unified | Santa Barbara | 243 |
| Cold Spring Elementary | Cold Spring Elementary | Santa Barbara | 193 |
| Crestview Elementary | Lompoc Unified | Lompoc | 372 |
| Cuyama Elementary | Cuyama Joint Unified | New Cuyama | 121 |
| Cuyama Valley High | Cuyama Joint Unified | New Cuyama | 59 |
| Delta High | Santa Maria Joint Union High | Santa Maria | 341 |
| Dos Pueblos Senior High | Santa Barbara Unified | Goleta | 2,034 |
| El Camino Elementary | Goleta Union Elementary | Santa Barbara | 313 |
| El Camino Junior High | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 779 |
| Ellwood Elementary | Goleta Union Elementary | Goleta | 341 |
| Ernest Righetti High | Santa Maria Joint Union High | Santa Maria | 2,494 |
| Fairlawn Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 746 |
| Family Partnership Charter | Family Partnership Charter District | Santa Maria | 368 |
| Fesler (Isaac) Junior High | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 959 |
| Foothill Elementary | Goleta Union Elementary | Santa Barbara | 374 |