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Facts about Santa Clara County Public Schools

County Statistics (April 2010)

Population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census)

1,781,642

Land

1,291 square miles

State Statistics

Population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census)

37,253,956

Counties

58

School Districts

1,047

Schools

9,888

Public school students

6,190,425


District

Total Enroll.

# of schools

County Office Of Education

4,513

159 (sites) *

Alum Rock Union Elementary

13,372

28

Berryessa Union Elementary

8,327

14

Cambrian Elementary

3,218

6

Campbell Union Elementary

7,528

13

Campbell Union High

7,791

7

Cupertino Union

18,010

25

East Side Union High

26,915

22

Evergreen Elementary

13,323

18

Franklin-Mckinley Elementary

10,202

17

Fremont Union High

10,285

7

Gilroy Unified

11,116

17

Lakeside Joint School District

84

1

Loma Prieta Joint Union Elemen

410

2

Los Altos Elementary

4,293

9

Los Gatos Union Elementary

2,930

5

Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union

3,169

3

Luther Burbank

569

1

Milpitas Unified

9,802

14

Moreland Elementary

4,135

6

Morgan Hill Unified

9,620

15

Mountain View Whisman

4,688

9

Mountain View-Los Altos Union

3,673

3

Mt. Pleasant Elementary

2,753

5

Oak Grove Elementary

11,633

20

Orchard Elementary

836

1

Palo Alto Unified

11,704

19

San Jose Unified

32,423

52

Santa Clara Unified

14,939

25

Saratoga Union Elementary

2,240

4

Sunnyvale

6,305

11

Union Elementary

4,737

8

SANTA CLARA TOTAL K-12 **

265,543

403

* Sites included are Early Learning Services, COE Charter Schools, Alternative Education and Special Education programs.
** Includes 16 K-12 schools with the County Office of Education

Enrollment by Ethnic Group

 

#

%

African American

7,460

2.8%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1,079

0.4%

Asian

70,194

26.4%

Filipino

12,319

4.6%

Hispanic/Latino

97,098

36.6%

Pacific Islander

2,086

0.8%

White (not Hispanic)

60,824

22.9%

Multiple or No Response

14,483

5.5%

Total

265,543

100%

Santa Clara County Teachers

Number of full-time teachers

12,701

Average SCC teacher's salary

$73,584

Average CA teacher's salary

$67,932

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

SCC student-to-teacher ratio

20.9:1.0

California ratio

21.3:1.0

SCC average class size *

25.1

California average class size *

25.4

* 2008 - 2009, most recent data available

Santa Clara County K-12 Public School Enrollment 2000 - 2010

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

School Districts

Elementary

20

Unified

6

High School

5

Community College

4

Total

35

Public School Sites *

Elementary

241

Middle

54

Junior High

5

High School

50

K - 12

2

Total

352

* Excludes: Continuation (n=18), Community Day (n=11), Alternative (n=10), Special Ed (n=1), Juvenile Hall (n=1), and County Community (n=1) Schools; Includes Charters (n=36).

Sources: CDE 2009-2010 data and California School Directory

 

Date last updated: April 19, 2011