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Fingertip Facts on Education in California

Fact Book 2007 - Handbook of Education Information
   
Number of School Districts, 2005-06
District Type
Number of Districts
Unified 329
Elementary 561
High 88
Other 76
Total 1,054
Number of Public Schools, 2005-06
Type of School
Number of Public Schools
Elementary 5,661
Middle 1,239
Junior high 29
High 1,165
K-12 113
Continuation 522
Alternative 219
Community day 343
Special education 127
Other 139
Total 9,557
Number of Students in Public Schools, 2005-06
Grade Level
Number of Students
Kindergarten and grades one through eight 4,306,895
Grades nine through twelve 1,953,077
Ungraded programs 52,131
Total 6,312,103
Number of Students in Private Schools, 2005-06

Total

594,597

Racial and Ethnic Distribution in Public Schools, 2005-06

Teachers

Number

Percent

American Indian or Alaskan Native 1,826 0.6
Asian 14,740 4.8
Pacific Islander 719 0.2
Filipino 3,960 1.3
Hispanic 46,830 15.2
African American 14,000 4.5
White, not Hispanic 221,822 72.1
Multiple or no response 3,967 1.3
Total 307,864 100

Students

Number

Percent

American Indian or Alaskan Native 50,708 0.8
Asian 517,163 8.2
Pacific Islander 40,363 0.6
Filipino 165,571 2.6
Hispanic 3,003,521 47.6
African American 494,957 7.8
White, not Hispanic 1,915,449 30.4
Multiple or no response 124,321 2.0
Total 6,312,103 100
Number of Twelfth-Grade Graduates, 2005-06

Total

355,231

Number of Teachers in Public Schools, 2005-06
Type of School
Number of Teachers
Elementary schools 158,521
Middle and junior high schools 50,582
High schools 77,559
Other (includes continuation schools) 21,201
Total 307,863
Average Salaries, 2005-06
Full-Time Teachers Average Salary
Common administrative districts $ 67,093
Elementary districts 59,649
High school districts 62,544
Unified districts 59,437
Statewide average 57,604

School Site Principals Average Salary
Common administrative districts $ 95,326
Elementary school level 92,946
High school level 106,862
Unified districts 96,705
Statewide average 95,968

Superintendents Average Salary
Common administrative districts $ 137,144
Elementary districts 119,147
High school districts 145,869
Unified districts 147,459
Statewide average 132,588

 

       
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