Fingertip Facts on Education in California

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Report of various data about California's public schools and districts for the 2023–24 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 come 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: 2023–24

District Type	Enrollment	Number of Districts
Unified	3,979,023	345
Elementary	1,159,834	517
High	565,351	76
Other	133,482	81
Total	5,837,690	1,019

Enrollment and number of public schools by type: 2023–24

School Type	Enrollment	Number of Schools
Elementary	2,770,657	5,856
K-12	318,772	371
Intermediate/Middle	862,237	1,261
Junior high	29,872	52
High	1,663,443	1,297
Alternative	88,789	336
Continuation	48,822	418
Community Day	2,499	122
County Community	13,947	71
Juvenile Court	2.290	49
Opportunity Schools	1,909	18
Special Education¹	20,467	137
Other School Locations	271	9
District Offices²	5,278	N/A
Non-Public Sectarian (NPS)	8,437	N/A
Total*	5,837,690	9,997

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: 2023–24

School Type	Enrollment	Number of Schools
Elementary	227,740	548
K-12	291,995	328
Intermediate/Middle	50,077	123
Junior High	622	4
High	133,251	259
Other	5,945	19
Total	709,630	1,281

Number of students in public schools by grade range: 2023–24

Grade Level	Number of Students
Grades TK/K–5	2,606,287
Grades 6–8	1,317,421
Grades 9–12	1,913,982
Total	5,837,690

Racial/Ethnic distribution of public-school students: 2023–24

Ethnicity	Number of students	Percentage
African American not Hispanic	287,380	4.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native	25,424	0.4%
Asian	576,459	9.9%
Filipino	130,095	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3,275,030	56.1%
Pacific Islander	23,765	0.4%
White not Hispanic	1,183,450	20.3%
Two or More Races Not Hispanic	269,631	4.6%
None Reported	66,456	1.1%
Total	5,837,690	100.0%

Number of Regular HS Diploma Graduates: 2022–23

Total: 440,117

Number of teachers in public schools: 2018–19

2018–19 is the latest teacher data available. The CDE anticipates releasing updated teacher data later in 2024.

School Type	Number of Teachers
Elementary schools	146,521
Middle and junior high schools	47,374
High schools	83,206
Other (includes continuation schools)	41,903
Total	319,004

*Data has duplicate count of teachers if they teach at multiple agencies.

Ethnic distribution of public-school teachers: 2018–19

2018–19 is the latest teacher data available. The CDE anticipates releasing updated teacher data later in 2024.

Ethnicity	Number of Male Teachers	Number of Female Teachers	Total
American Indian or Alaska Native	476	1,103	1,579
Asian	4,203	13,664	17,867
Pacific Islander	270	655	925
Filipino	1,250	3,458	4,708
Hispanic or Latino	17,756	47,148	64,904
African American	3,705	8,293	11,998
White (not Hispanic)	49,590	138,639	188,229
Two or More Races Not Hispanic	825	2,160	2,985
No Response	3,965	10,310	14,275
Total*	82,040	225,430	307,470

*Some totals in the public-school Teachers table may not match due to difference in reporting strategy.

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, May 16, 2024

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