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CCCOE Fingertip Facts
(updated November 2007)


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The Contra Costa County Office of Education provides programs and services to the county's 258 schools, 18 K-12 school districts, the County Office of Education programs and to the Community College District. For additional statistical information, please view the State of the Schools.

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 2007-2008


K-12 Enrollment by District
District District Enrollment Number of Schools
Acalanes
5,832
6
Antioch
20,476
24
Brentwood
7,710
10
Byron
1,661
3
Canyon
69
1
John Swett
1,779
4
Knightsen
485
1
Lafayette
3,164
5
Liberty
6,463
5
Martinez
4,118
8
Moraga
1,744
4
Mt. Diablo
35,685
55
Oakley
4,498
7
Orinda
2,489
5
Pittsburg
9,490
12
San Ramon Valley
24,737
31
Walnut Creek
3,172
6
West Contra Costa
31,539
64
Office of Education
991
7
TOTAL:
166,102
258


Enrollment by Ethnic Group
Group Number Percentage

American Indian

858
0.50%

Asian

13,989
8.40%

Pacific Islander

1,342
0.80%

Filipino

6,662
4.00%

Hispanic

45,193
27.20%

African American

19,022
11.50%

White

71,176
42.90%
Multi/No Response
7,860
4.70%
TOTAL:
166,102
100%



Teachers in Contra Costa County
Numbers and Salaries Total
Approximate # of teachers
8,459
Average teacher's salary in CC County
$56,590
Average California teacher's salary
$59,345

 


Expense of Education Per ADA (Average Daily Attendance) in Contra Costa County
District Type Total
Elementary Districts
$7,053
High School Districts
$8,227
Unified Districts
$7,751
Countywide
$7,751

 


Student to Teacher Ratio/Class Size
  Total
Contra Costa Student to Teacher Ratio
20.9:1
California Student to Teacher Ratio
21.4:1
Contra Costa Average Class Size
26.4
California Average Class Size
26.8

 


Other County Statistics
Facts from 2006
Population
1,024,319
Land
720 square miles
With more than 166,000 public school students, Contra Costa County has the 11th largest student population among California's 58 counties.

 


State Statistics
Facts from 2006
Population Estimate 36,457,549
Number of counties 58
Number of School Districts 1,052
Number of Schools 9,674
Number of students in public schools 6,286,943

 


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)............35,685 students

Smallest school district (Canyon)............................69 students


Categories of Public Schools
Type Total
Charter
5
Elementary
146
Middle
43
High
30
Continuation high schools
20
Community Colleges
5
Special Education
6
Other Programs
12
Adult Schools
8

 


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
135,611
1994-95
138,838
1995-96
141,921
1996-97
146,102
1997-98
150,534
1998-99
154,019
1999-00
156,743
2000-01
159,714
2001-02
161,742
2002-03
164,545
2003-2004
165,562
2004-2005
166,024
2005-2006
165,785
2006-2007
166,102

 


Private School Enrollments
  Total
Percentage of students in private schools
10%
Total enrollment in private schools (with 6 or more students)
18,520

 

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