California Public School Statistics
Overview:
| About This State (CA) | (CA) State Statistics |
Nationwide Statistics |
| # of Schools | 10,005 School(s) (9.8% of national total) |
102,184 School(s) |
| # of Students | 6,387,845 students (12.8% of national total) |
49,762,755 students |
| # of Teachers | 296,909 Teacher(s) (9.7% of national total) |
3,075,281 Teacher(s) |
| Student / Teachers Ratio | 22:1 Teacher | 16:1 Teacher |
| # of Male Students | 3,220,685 students | 25,447,982 students |
| % Male Students | 50.4% | 51.1% |
| # of Female Students | 3,167,160 students | 24,314,773 students |
| % Female Students | 49.6% | 48.9% |
Students by Ethnicity: |
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| # of American Indian Students | 52,807 students | 654,353 students |
| % American Indian Students | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| # of Asian Students | 728,920 students | 2,256,312 students |
| % Asian Students | 11.4% | 4.5% |
| # of Hispanic Students | 3,030,285 students | 9,751,564 students |
| % Hispanic Students | 47.4% | 19.6% |
| # of Black Students | 503,768 students | 8,595,202 students |
| % Black Students | 7.9% | 17.3% |
| # of White Students | 1,946,185 students | 28,130,975 students |
| % White Students | 30% | 57% |
| # of Other Students | 125,880 students | 374,349 students |
| % of Other Students | 2% | 1% |
Students by Grade: |
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| # of Students in Pre-Kindergarten: | 8 students | 880,254 students |
| # of Students in Kindergarten: | 464,571 students | 3,702,216 students |
| # of Students in 1st Grade: | 479,192 students | 3,765,936 students |
| # of Students in 2nd Grade: | 475,269 students | 3,676,219 students |
| # of Students in 3rd Grade: | 477,220 students | 3,654,999 students |
| # of Students in 4th Grade: | 484,165 students | 3,652,401 students |
| # of Students in 5th Grade: | 492,805 students | 3,715,139 students |
| # of Students in 6th Grade: | 496,275 students | 3,746,851 students |
| # of Students in 7th Grade: | 498,535 students | 3,850,269 students |
| # of Students in 8th Grade: | 496,430 students | 3,875,793 students |
| # of Students in 9th Grade: | 550,738 students | 4,323,615 students |
| # of Students in 10th Grade: | 520,453 students | 3,890,470 students |
| # of Students in 11th Grade: | 471,821 students | 3,474,275 students |
| # of Students in 12th Grade: | 427,290 students | 3,198,755 students |
| # of Ungraded Students: | 53,073 students | 355,563 students |
| About This State (CA) | (CA) State Statistics |
Nationwide Statistics |
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| 33,115,272 people | 285,172,806 people | ||
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 32% | 25% | |
| Population Average Age | 32 years old | 38 years old | |
| Average Household Size | 2.9 persons | 2.6 persons | |
| Median Household Income | $48,909 | $36,135 | |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 4.8 rooms | 5.7 rooms | |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 39 years old | 44 years old | |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 58% / 42% | 72% / 28% | |
Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).
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