Demographics

EDUCATION

Carpinteria Unified School District

Education is alive and well in the Carpinteria Valley, where dedicated teachers challenge, guide and support students through learning programs designed with each child's needs in mind.

The Carpinteria Unified School District administers eight schools from Summerland to Carpinteria to the Santa Barbara county line. The district has  3,224 students enrolled in four Elementary Schools, one Middle School, one Alternative School for 7-12 grade, one High School, and one Continuation School for grades 9-12.  Approximately 90% of our high school graduates attend a 4-year college or university, a community college, enroll in trade schools or apprentice programs, or join the Armed Forces.

These schools, governed by a five-member Board of Education elected by Valley residents, benefit from unusually strong parental and community support. Call (805) 684-4511 for more information.

Independent Schools

Cate School, an independent, co-educational four-year college preparatory boarding school, has been part of the valley since 1911. Today 248 day and boarding students study under the care of 40 faculty members on a splendid hillside campus. Call (805) 684-4127.