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Fingertip Facts on Education in California
Number of school districts, 2005-06
Unified....................................................................329
Elementary.............................................................561
High..........................................................................88
Other ........................................................................76
Total ...............................................................1,054
Number of public schools, 2005-06
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
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
Number of twelfth-grade graduates, 2004-05
Total ...........................................................355,231
Racial and ethnic student distribution in public
schools, 2005-06
Students Number Percent
American Indian or Alaskan Native...50,758 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........................................6,312,103 100.0
Number of teachers in public schools, 2005-06
Elementary schools.........................................158,521
Middle and junior high schools..........................50,582
High schools .....................................................77,559
Other (includes continuation schools) ...............21,201
Total ...........................................................307,863
Racial and ethnic teacher 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...........................................307,864 100.0
Average salaries, 2005-06
Full-time teachers
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
Common administrative districts..................$ 95,326
Elementary districts ........................................92,946
High school districts......................................106,862
Unified districts ...............................................96,705
Statewide average ..........................................95,968
Superintendents
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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