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CCCOE Fingertip Facts 2011-12

 

The Contra Costa County Office of Education provides programs and services to the county's 261 schools, 18 K-12 school districts, the County Office of Education programs and to the Community College District.

Contents

Enrollment:
Enrollment by District

Enrollment by Ethnic Group

Teachers:
Teacher Stats
Expense of education per pupil in Contra Costa County
Student to Teacher Ratio/Class Size

County Stats

State Stats

Number of School Districts
Categories of Public Schools
History of K-12 Public School Enrollments
Private School Enrollment

The following figures are for 2010-2011

 


 

K-12 Enrollment by District
District District Enrollment Number of Schools
Acalanes
5,402
5
Antioch
18,877
28
Brentwood
8,336
10
Byron
1,667
3
Canyon
70
1
John Swett
1,655
4
Knightsen
473
1
Lafayette
3,329
5
Liberty
7,604
5
Martinez
4,144
8
Moraga
1,773
4
Mt. Diablo
33,977
55
Oakley
4,656
7
Orinda
2,397
5
Pittsburg
10,381
12
San Ramon Valley
29,884
35
Walnut Creek
3,530
6
West Contra Costa
29,883
58
Office of Education
1,346
9
TOTAL:
169,394
261

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Enrollment by Ethnic Group
Group Number Percentage

American Indian

635
0.37%

Asian

18,203
10.75%

Pacific Islander

1,194
0.70%

Filipino

7,008
4.14%

Hispanic

54,360
32.09%

African American

17,868
10.55%

White

62,567
36.94%
Multi/No Response
7,559
4.46%
TOTAL:
169,394
100%

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Teachers in Contra Costa County
(2010-11)
Numbers and Salaries Total
Approximate # of teachers
7,942
Average teacher's salary in CC County (2008-09)
$60,748
Average California teacher's salary (2009-10)
$67,932

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Expense of Education Per ADA (Average Daily Attendance)
in Contra Costa County
(2010-11)
District Type Total
Elementary Districts
$7,637
High School Districts
$8,458
Unified Districts
$8,298
Countywide
$8,205

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Student to Teacher Ratio/Class Size
(2010-11)
  Total
Contra Costa Student to Teacher Ratio
23:1
California Student to Teacher Ratio
21.3:1
Contra Costa Average Class Size
26.4
California Average Class Size
24.2

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Other County Statistics
Facts from 2010
Population
1,049,025
Land
720 square miles
With over 169,000 public school students, Contra Costa County has the 11th largest student population among California's 58 counties.

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State Statistics
Facts from 2010
Population Estimate 37,253,956
Number of counties 58
Number of School Districts (2009-10) 1,032
Number of Schools (2009-10) 10,152
Number of Private Schools (2009-10) 3,358
Number of students in public schools 6,217,113
Number of students in private schools 515,143

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Number of School Districts
District Type Total
Unified
7
Elementary
9
High School
2
Community College
1
TOTAL:
19

 

Largest school district (Mt. Diablo Unified)............33,977 students

Smallest school district (Canyon)................................70 students

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Categories of Public Schools
(2010-11)
Type Total
Charter
9
Elementary
150
Middle
43
High
31
Continuation high schools
15
Community Colleges
6
Special Education
6
Other Programs
16
Adult Schools
8

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History of K-12 Public School Enrollments
Year Total
1987-88
117,452
1988-89
120,953
1989-90
125,155
1990-91
127,354
1991-92
130,439
1992-93
133,552
1993-94
136,936
1994-95
139,573
1995-96
142,904
1996-97
147,025
1997-98
150,534
1998-99
154,019
1999-00
156,743
2000-01
159,714
2001-02
161,742
2002-03
164,545
2003-04
165,571
2004-05
166,067
2005-06
165,816
2006-07
166,102
2007-08
166,772
2008-09
166,958
2009-10
166,519
2010-11
168,228
2011-12
169,394

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Private School Enrollments
(2008-2009)
  Total
Percentage of students in private schools
8.88%
Total enrollment in private schools (with 6 or more students)
16,274

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