FACTS ABOUT SANTA CLARA COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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County Statistics |
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Population (CA Dept. of Finance Estimate 01/2009) |
1,857,621 |
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Land |
1,291 square miles |
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State Statistics |
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Population (CA Dept. of Finance Estimate 01/2009) |
38,292,687 |
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Counties |
58 |
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School Districts |
1,043 |
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Schools |
10,222 |
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Public school students |
6,252,011 |
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District
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Total Enroll.
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# of schools
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County Office Of Education
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3,854
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144 (sites)
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Alum Rock Union Elementary
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13,816
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28
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Berryessa Union Elementary
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8,342
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14
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Cambrian Elementary
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3,142
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6
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Campbell Union Elementary
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7,269
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13
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Campbell Union High
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7,746
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7
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Cupertino Union
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17,581
|
25
|
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East Side Union High
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26,259
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22
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Evergreen Elementary
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13,380
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18
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Franklin-Mckinley Elementary
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10,044
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17
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Fremont Union High
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10,339
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6
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Gilroy Unified
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10,732
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16
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Lakeside Joint School District
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82
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1
|
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Loma Prieta Joint Union Elemen
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405
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2
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Los Altos Elementary
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4,248
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9
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Los Gatos Union Elementary
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2,828
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5
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Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union
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3,178
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2
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Luther Burbank
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576
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1
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Milpitas Unified
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9,649
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14
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Montebello Elementary *
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10
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1
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Moreland Elementary
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4,003
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6
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Morgan Hill Unified
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9,704
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15
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Mountain View Whisman
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4,460
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8
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Mountain View-Los Altos Union
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3,660
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3
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Mt. Pleasant Elementary
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2,963
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5
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Oak Grove Elementary
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11,759
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20
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Orchard Elementary
|
830
|
1
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Palo Alto Unified
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11,430
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19
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San Jose Unified
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31,918
|
52
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Santa Clara Unified
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14,729
|
25
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Saratoga Union Elementary
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2,261
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4
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Sunnyvale
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6,172
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11
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Union Elementary
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4,576
|
8
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SANTA CLARA TOTAL
|
261,945
|
398
|
* closed July 2009
| Enrollment by Ethnic Group |
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|
# |
% |
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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% |
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Multiple or No Response |
10,646 |
4.1% |
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Total |
261,945 |
100% |
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Santa Clara County Teachers |
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Number of teachers |
12,749 |
|
Average SCC teacher's salary |
$71,619 |
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Average CA teacher's salary |
$65,808 |
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Student-to-Teacher Ratio/Class Size |
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SCC student-to-teacher ratio |
20:01 |
|
California ratio |
21:01 |
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SCC average class size |
25 |
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California average class size |
25 |
| Santa Clara County K-12
Public School Enrollment 1999- 2009 |
|
1999 - 2000
|
254,782
|
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2000 - 2001
|
254,004
|
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2001 - 2002
|
248,777
|
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2002 - 2003
|
250,435
|
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2003 - 2004
|
251,198
|
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2004 - 2005
|
253,065
|
|
2005 - 2006
|
254,622
|
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2006 - 2007
|
255,722
|
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2007 - 2008
|
259,116
|
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2008 - 2009
|
261,945
|
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School Districts
|
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Elementary
|
21
|
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Unified
|
6
|
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High School
|
5
|
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Community College
|
4
|
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Total
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36
|
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Public School Sites *
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Elementary
|
239
|
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Middle
|
55
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High School
|
51
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K - 12
|
2
|
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Total
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347
|
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* 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).
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Sources: CDE 2008-2009 data and California School Directory
Date last updated: January 11, 2010
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