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Report of various data about California's public schools and districts for the 2024–25 school year or most recently available year.

Source: The student enrollment and teacher data are derived from data collected through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS). Enrollment data comes from the annual CALPADS Fall 1 submission and teacher data come from the annual CALPADS Fall 2 submission.

Enrollment and number of school districts by type: 2024–25
District Type Enrollment Number of Districts
Unified
3,949,734
345
Elementary
1,163,255
516
High
556,887
76
Other
136,345
78
Total
5,806,221
1,015
Enrollment and number of public schools by type: 2024–25
School Type Enrollment Number of Schools
Elementary
2,758,997
5,857
K-12
333,703
372
Intermediate/Middle
857,065
1,252
Junior high
29,901
53
High
1,643,495
1,297
Alternative
84,452
333
Continuation
44,538
417
Community Day
2,260
122
County Community
13,726
72
Juvenile Court
2.215
48
Opportunity Schools
1,708
17
Special Education1
19,820
135
Other School Locations
246
10
District Offices2
5,422
N/A
Non-Public Sectarian (NPS)
8,673
N/A
Total*
5,806,221
9,985

1 Includes State Special Schools.

2 "District Offices" do not have a unique school code (0000000) but have reported TK/K-12 enrollment at the district-level.

*The total enrollment count includes students enrolled in charter schools.

Enrollment and number of charter schools by type: 2024–25
School Type Enrollment Number of Schools
Elementary
229,075
544
K-12
306,460
328
Intermediate/Middle
50,256
122
Junior High
619
5
High
135,125
260
Other
6,188
20
Total
727,723
1,279
Number of students in public schools by grade range: 2024–25
Grade Level Number of Students
Grades TK/K–5
2,601,784
Grades 6–8
1,314,134
Grades 9–12
1,890,303
Total
5,806,221
Racial/Ethnic distribution of public-school students: 2024–25
Ethnicity Number of students Percentage
African American not Hispanic
281,645
4.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native
24,822
0.4%
Asian
586,566
10.1%
Filipino
127,978
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino
3,257,893
56.1%
Pacific Islander
23,214
0.4%
White not Hispanic
1,159,523
20.0%
Two or More Races Not Hispanic
276,901
4.8%
None Reported
67,679

1.2%

Total
5,806,221
100.0%
Number of Regular HS Diploma Graduates: 2022–23

Total: 440,117

Race/Ethnicity distribution of public-school teachers: 2023–24
Race/Ethnicity Number of Male Teachers Number of Female Teachers Number of Non-Binary Teachers Total
American Indian or Alaska Native
3,412
6,801
10
10,223
Asian
470
1,070
0
1,540
Pacific Islander
4,319
13,543
15
17,877
Filipino
1,351
3,506
7
4,864
Hispanic or Latino
20,040
53,345
55
73,440
African American
283
612
1
896
White
43,247
114,717
100
158,064
Two or More Race
987
2,492
5
3,484
Not Reported
4,357
11,098
48
15,503
Total*
78,466
207,184
241
285,891

*Previous counts included non-instructional teaching support staff; however, these counts now only include teachers with classroom-based, teaching assignments.

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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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