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Source:CA Department of Education Fact Book

Fingertip Facts

on Education in California K-12

April, 2005

2005 EdSource Report On California Public Education

2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
Number of School Districts
Unified 327 327 328
Elementary 566 566 567
High School 93 82 94
Other 70 71 70

Total

1,056 1,046 1,059
Number of Public Schools
Elementary 5,423 5,456 5,503
Middle 1,171 1,183 1,210
Junior high 22 23 25
High School 966 1,006 1,059
K-12 68 93 98
Continuation 521 522 521
Alternative 242 241 240
Community day 279 305 318
Special education 122 123 125
Other 101 135 124

Total

8,915 9,087 9,223
Number of Students in Public Schools 
Kindergarten and grades one
through eight 4,329,008 4,373,967 4,387,263
Grades nine through twelve 1,745,295 1,807,054 1,854,509
Ungraded programs 73,072 63,382 57,002

Total

6,147,375 6,244,403 6,298,774
Number of Students in private schools 631,619 609,483 599,605
Racial and ethnic distribution in public schools
Teachers
American Indian or Alaskan Native 2,073 2,069 1,937
Asian 13,360 13,682 13,832
Pacific Islander 582 618 701
Filipino 3,249 3,579 3,584
Hispanic 41,543 43,126 43,424
African American 15,644 15,290 14,463
White, not Hispanic 227,694 228,167 224,714
Multiple, or no response 2,795 3,242 3,200

Total

306,940 309,773 305,855
Students
American Indian or Alaskan Native 53,314 53,898 52,706
Asian 495,313 502,676 504,537
Pacific Islander 40,401 41,446 39,744
Filipino 150,360 156,549 160,400
Hispanic 2,717,602 2,819,504 2,898,115
African American 512,996 515,805 510,613
White, not Hispanic 2,138,085 2,106,042 2,046,422
Multiple, or no response 39,304 48,483 86,237

Total

6,147,375 6,244,403 6,298,774
Number of Teachers
Elementary schools 164,670 164,295 160,154
Middle and junior schools 50,180 51,542 51,142
High schools 70,911 72,517 73,184
Other (includes continuation schools) 21,179 21,419 21,375

Total 

306,940 309,773 305,855
Average Salaries
Statewide Average Teachers $54,348 $55,693 $56,444
Statewide Average Principals $87,901 $89,950 $90,900
Statewide Average Superintendents $123,684 128,194 $130,890

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