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ExploreSanta Maria Joint Union High

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 0635670

Santa Maria Joint Union High

Santa Maria, CA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

8,930

-0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

87.0%

+0.9%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$19,702

+9.6%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

21.7:1

-1.4%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

13.0%

-20.2%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

21.6%

+52.1%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.4%

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