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Ocean View

Oxnard, California · Superintendent: Kelly Castillo · #427 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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2,077

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,224

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median

22.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Ocean View is a public school district based in Oxnard, California, serving 2,077 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #427 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 415 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Kelly Castillo. It spends about $14,224 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 22.1 students per teacher.

How Ocean View compares

Ocean ViewCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,224

California median $13,724 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,838

California median $8,321 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school415

California median 533 · 22% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher22.1

California median 21.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor346

California median 474 · 27% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$43.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 20%State 61%Local 19%

Measure	Ocean View	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,224	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,838	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$36.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$43.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	94	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	269	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	22.1	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	346	474	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Kelly Castillo

Superintendent, Ocean View

Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in California

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Millbrae ElementaryMillbrae	2,107	5	$12,509	23.4	#425
Woodlake UnifiedWoodlake	2,081	6	$14,844	20.4	#426
Ocean ViewOxnard · this district	2,077	5	$14,224	22.1	#427
Live Oak UnifiedLive Oak	2,070	6	$13,759	20.3	#428
Brawley Union HighBrawley	2,047	3	$13,634	22.7	#429

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Dolton School District 148Riverdale, IL	2,077	$17,636	13.7
Romulus Community SchoolsRomulus, MI	2,077	$13,180	15.6
Copiah County School DistrictHazlehurst, MS	2,077	$9,103	14.6
Harrah Public SchoolsHarrah, OK	2,077	$10,725	17.2

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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