Fingertip Facts on Education in California - CalEdFacts
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Report of various statistics about California's public schools and districts for the 2011-12 school year.
Number of school districts: 2011-12
| District Type |
Number of Districts |
| Unified |
338 |
| Elementary |
540 |
| High |
80 |
| Other |
85 |
| Total |
1,043 |
Number of public schools: 2011-12
| School Type |
Number of Schools |
| Elementary |
5,768 |
| K-12 |
201 |
| Middle |
1,269 |
| Junior high |
46 |
| High |
1,304 |
| Continuation |
486 |
| Alternative |
247 |
| Community day |
270 |
| Special education |
132 |
| Other |
573 |
| Total |
10,296 |
Note: The K-8 school type is no longer used. Schools that have students from Kindergarten to grade 8 are categorized as Elementary, K-12, Alternative, or Special education.
Number of students in public schools: 2011-12
| Grade Level |
Number of Students |
| Kindergarten through grade five |
2,833,711 |
| Grades six through eight |
1,400,937 |
| Grades nine through twelve |
1,979,678 |
| Ungraded programs |
6,667 |
| Total |
6,220,993 |
Number of twelfth-grade graduates: 2010-11
Total:
410,476
Ethnic distribution of public school students: 2011-12
| Ethnicity |
Number of students |
Percentage |
| African American not Hispanic |
406,089 |
6.53% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
42,539 |
0.68% |
| Asian |
535,829 |
8.61% |
| Filipino |
157,640 |
2.53% |
| Hispanic or Latino |
3,236,942 |
52.03% |
| Pacific Islander |
34,944 |
0.56% |
| White not Hispanic |
1,626,507 |
26.15% |
| Two or More Races Not Hispanic |
130,947 |
2.10% |
| None Reported |
49,556 |
0.80% |
| Total |
6,220,993 |
100.00% |
Number of teachers in public schools: 2011-12
| School Type |
Number of Teachers |
| Elementary schools |
140,639 |
| Middle and junior high schools |
47,677 |
| High schools |
82,038 |
| Other (includes continuation schools) |
29,786 |
| Total |
300,140 |
Ethnic distribution of public school teachers: 2011-12
Ethnicity
|
Number of Male Teachers |
Number of Female Teachers |
Number of Teachers - No Gender Reported |
Total |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
484 |
1,069 |
0 |
1,553 |
| Asian |
3,280 |
11,004 |
0 |
14,284 |
| Pacific Islander |
267 |
690 |
0 |
957 |
| Filipino |
1,031 |
2,952 |
0 |
3,983 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
14,257 |
35,917 |
0 |
50,174 |
| African American |
3,422 |
7,919 |
0 |
11,341 |
| White (not Hispanic) |
51,958 |
137,776 |
0 |
189,734 |
| Two or More Races Not Hispanic |
621 |
1,489 |
0 |
2,110 |
| No Response |
2,834 |
6,866 |
0 |
9,700 |
| Total |
78,154 |
205,682 |
0 |
283,836 |
