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Ojai Unified School District, California, elections

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Ojai Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,085 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Ojai Unified School District is a school district in California (Ventura County). During the 2024 school year, 2,085 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Ojai Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Blair Braney20232028
Kathy Smith20232028
Jim Halverson2026
Phil Moncharsh2026
Atticus Reyes2026

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Ojai Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 38Steve BennettDemocratic Party 100% 10%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,684,000 $2,087 12%
Local: $22,290,000 $9,933 60%
State: $10,349,000 $4,612 28%
Total: $37,323,000 $16,632
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $40,803,000 $18,183
Total Current Expenditures: $34,173,000 $15,228
Instructional Expenditures: $17,609,000 $7,847 43%
Student and Staff Support: $3,562,000 $1,587 9%
Administration: $7,028,000 $3,131 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,974,000 $2,662 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,017,000 $1,790
Construction: $2,665,000 $1,187
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $415,000 $184
Interest on Debt: $1,640,000 $730

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 27 <50 PS 15-19 PS 21-39 30-34
2018-2019 32 40-59 <50 18 PS 40-49 41
2017-2018 32 60-79 <50 17 PS 30-39 41
2016-2017 34 60-79 <50 20 <50 30-39 41
2015-2016 37 50-59 <50 23 >=50 40-49 44
2014-2015 35 40-49 <50 19 <50 21-39 43
2013-2014 62 PS PS 40-44 PS 70-74
2012-2013 58 70-79 >=50 44 <50 40-59 66
2011-2012 58 70-79 40-59 46 <50 40-59 65
2010-2011 59 70-79 60-79 43 <50 40-59 66

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 43 <50 PS 30-34 PS 40-59 50-54
2018-2019 44 40-59 <50 27 PS 60-69 54
2017-2018 45 60-79 <50 27 PS 50-59 55
2016-2017 45 60-79 <50 28 <50 50-59 55
2015-2016 51 60-69 <50 33 >=50 60-69 59
2014-2015 46 60-69 >=50 30 >=50 40-59 54
2013-2014 61 PS PS 35-39 PS 70-74
2012-2013 64 60-69 >=50 46 <50 60-79 74
2011-2012 68 80-89 60-79 52 >=50 40-59 75
2010-2011 64 70-79 60-79 45 >=50 40-59 73

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 87 >=50 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 90-94 >=50 PS 80-89 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 91 PS PS 90-94 PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS >=80 PS 80-89
2013-2014 88 >=50 PS 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 93 >=50 PS >=90 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 86 >=50 PS 80-84 PS 85-89
2010-2011 88 >=50 PS 85-89 PS 85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,085 -5.9
2022-2023 2,209 -1.6
2021-2022 2,244 -3.8
2020-2021 2,329 -1.6
2019-2020 2,366 -0.7
2018-2019 2,383 -5.7
2017-2018 2,518 -0.8
2016-2017 2,537 -4.0
2015-2016 2,639 -1.6
2014-2015 2,680 -2.6
2013-2014 2,751 -4.7
2012-2013 2,879 -1.9
2011-2012 2,935 -2.4
2010-2011 3,005 -1.3
2009-2010 3,044 -3.5
2008-2009 3,152 -2.3
2007-2008 3,225 -1.5
2006-2007 3,273 -5.3
2005-2006 3,448 -5.3
2004-2005 3,631 -4.9
2003-2004 3,808 -2.8
2002-2003 3,915 -1.0
2001-2002 3,954 -3.3
2000-2001 4,084 0.1
1999-2000 4,078 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ojai Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 12.1
Black 0.8 4.9
Hispanic 39.5 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 4.2 5.8
White 53.3 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Ojai Unified School District had 97.65 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.35.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 10.69
Elementary: 46.33
Secondary: 40.63
Total: 97.65

Ojai Unified School District employed 2.87 district administrators and 7.57 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.87
District Administrative Support: 12.00
School Administrators: 7.57
School Administrative Support: 12.44
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 54.43
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.07
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.60
Other Support Services: 67.66

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Ojai Unified School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
A Place To Grow0
Legacy High499-12
Meiners Oaks Elementary86KG-KG
Mira Monte Elementary509KG-6
Nordhoff High6209-12
Nordhoff Jr. High2817-8
Summit183KG-12
Topa Topa Elementary355KG-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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