FACTS ABOUT SANTA CLARA COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

County Statistics

Population (CA Dept. of Finance Estimate 01/2009)

1,857,621

Land

1,291 square miles

State Statistics

Population (CA Dept. of Finance Estimate 01/2009)

38,292,687

Counties

58

School Districts

1,043

Schools

10,222

Public school students

6,252,011


District

Total Enroll.

# of schools

County Office Of Education

3,854

144 (sites)

Alum Rock Union Elementary

13,816

28

Berryessa Union Elementary

8,342

14

Cambrian Elementary

3,142

6

Campbell Union Elementary

7,269

13

Campbell Union High

7,746

7

Cupertino Union

17,581

25

East Side Union High

26,259

22

Evergreen Elementary

13,380

18

Franklin-Mckinley Elementary

10,044

17

Fremont Union High

10,339

6

Gilroy Unified

10,732

16

Lakeside Joint School District

82

1

Loma Prieta Joint Union Elemen

405

2

Los Altos Elementary

4,248

9

Los Gatos Union Elementary

2,828

5

Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union

3,178

2

Luther Burbank

576

1

Milpitas Unified

9,649

14

Montebello Elementary *

10

1

Moreland Elementary

4,003

6

Morgan Hill Unified

9,704

15

Mountain View Whisman

4,460

8

Mountain View-Los Altos Union

3,660

3

Mt. Pleasant Elementary

2,963

5

Oak Grove Elementary

11,759

20

Orchard Elementary

830

1

Palo Alto Unified

11,430

19

San Jose Unified

31,918

52

Santa Clara Unified

14,729

25

Saratoga Union Elementary

2,261

4

Sunnyvale

6,172

11

Union Elementary

4,576

8

SANTA CLARA TOTAL

261,945

398

* closed July 2009

Enrollment by Ethnic Group

 

#

%

African American

7,836

3.0%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1,035

0.4%

Asian

67,779

25.9%

Filipino

12,889

4.9%

Hispanic/Latino

96,442

36.8%

Pacific Islander

1,831

0.7%

White (not Hispanic)

63,487

24.2%

Multiple or No Response

10,646

4.1%

Total

261,945

100%

Santa Clara County Teachers

Number of teachers

12,749

Average SCC teacher's salary

$71,619

Average CA teacher's salary

$65,808

Student-to-Teacher Ratio/Class Size

SCC student-to-teacher ratio

20:01

California ratio

21:01

SCC average class size

25

California average class size

25

Santa Clara County K-12 Public School Enrollment 1999- 2009

1999 - 2000

254,782

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

School Districts

Elementary

21

Unified

6

High School

5

Community College

4

Total

36

Public School Sites *

Elementary

239

Middle

55

High School

51

K - 12

2

Total

347

* Excludes: Continuation (n=18), Community Day (n=9), Alternative (n=10), Special Ed (n=1), Juvenile Hall (n=1), and County Community (n=1) Schools; Includes Charters (n=34).

Sources: CDE 2008-2009 data and California School Directory

 

Date last updated: January 11, 2010

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