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Facts about Santa Clara County Public Schools

County Statistics (January 2013)

Population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 Census estimate)

1,809,378

Land

1,290 square miles

State Statistics

Population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 Census estimate)

37,691,912

Counties

58

School Districts

954

Schools

10,153

Public school students

6,220,993


District

Total Enroll.

# of schools

County Office Of Education

6,789

144 (sites) *

Alum Rock Union Elementary

12,941

27

Berryessa Union Elementary

8,066

14

Cambrian Elementary

3,324

5

Campbell Union Elementary

7,683

13

Campbell Union High

7,408

7

Cupertino Union

18,650

25

East Side Union High

25,638

21

Evergreen Elementary

13,347

18

Franklin-Mckinley Elementary

10,622

19

Fremont Union High

10,535

6

Gilroy Unified

11,290

17

Lakeside Joint School District

88

1

Loma Prieta Joint Union Elemen

445

2

Los Altos Elementary

4,486

9

Los Gatos Union Elementary

3,106

5

Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union

3,246

2

Luther Burbank

557

1

Milpitas Unified

9,949

13

Moreland Elementary

4,402

6

Morgan Hill Unified

9,306

14

Mountain View Whisman

4,969

11

Mountain View-Los Altos Union

3,652

3

Mt. Pleasant Elementary

2,613

5

Oak Grove Elementary

11,517

20

Orchard Elementary

906

1

Palo Alto Unified

12,205

19

San Jose Unified

33,306

53

Santa Clara Unified

15,288

26

Saratoga Union Elementary

2,109

4

Sunnyvale

6,637

10

Union Elementary

5,029

8

SANTA CLARA TOTAL K-12 **

270,109

403

* Sites included are Early Learning Services, COE Charter Schools, Alternative Education and Special Education programs.
** Includes 18 K-12 schools with the County Office of Education

Enrollment by Ethnic Group

 

#

%

African American

7,056

2.6%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1,050

0.4%

Asian

73,403

27.2%

Filipino

12,142

4.5%

Hispanic/Latino

104,348

38.6%

Pacific Islander

1,715

0.6%

White (not Hispanic)

61,219

22.7%

Multiple or No Response

9,176

3.4%

Total

270,109

100%

Santa Clara County Teachers

Number of full-time teachers

12,074

Average SCC teacher's salary *

$72,454

Average CA teacher's salary *

$67,871

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

SCC student-to-teacher ratio

22.4:1.0

California ratio

22.7:1.0

SCC average class size

26.9

California average class size

23.6

* 2010 - 2011, most recent data available

Santa Clara County K-12 Public School Enrollment 2000 - 2012

2000 - 2001

254,004

2001 - 2002

248,777

2002 - 2003

250,435

2003 - 2004

251,198

2004 - 2005

253,065

2005 - 2006

254,622

2006 - 2007

255,722

2007 - 2008

259,116

2008 - 2009

261,945

2009 - 2010 265,543
2010-2011 266,256
2011-2012 270,109

School Districts

Elementary

20

Unified

6

High School

5

County Office of Education

1

Total

32

PUBLIC SCHOOL SITES

Traditional Schools *

Elementary

247

Intermediate/Middle

54

Junior High

5

High School

53

K - 12

2

Charter **

45

Total

361

Non-Traditional Schools

Alternative

9

Community Day

8

Continuation

18

Other ***

7

Total

42

ALL SCHOOLS

403

* Traditional Schools total excludes: Continuation, Community Day, Alternative, Special Education, and other types of non-traditional schools.
** Included in elementary, middle, and high school counts.
*** "Other schools" includes: County Community, Juvenile Court School, ROP, Special Education, and Home and Hospital Schools.

Source: California Department of Education

 

Date last updated: January 17, 2013