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Education

Enrollment and number of school districts by type: 2016–17
District TypeNumber of Districts
Unified344
Elementary528
High76
Other76
Total1,024
Enrollment and number of public schools by type: 2016–17
School TypeEnrollmentNumber of Schools
Elementary3,083,6435,868
K-12209,694325
Middle991,3191,300
Junior high30,15048
High1,741,5751,313
Continuation53,439441
Alternative59,694259
Community day3,577177
Special education20,826132
Other34,318614
Total*6,228,23510,477

*The total enrollment count includes students enrolled in charter schools.

Enrollment and number of charter schools by type: 2016–17
School TypeEnrollmentNumber of Schools
Elementary223,081544
K-12180,845277
Middle57,260140
Junior high3803
High134,075267
Continuation00
Alternative1461
Community day11
Special education00
Other7,04915
Total602,8371,248
Number of students in public schools by grade range: 2016–17
Grade LevelNumber of Students
Kindergarten through grade five2,860,733
Grades six through eight1,421,723
Grades nine through twelve1,939,323
Ungraded programs6,456
Total6,228,235
Ethnic distribution of public school students: 2016–17
EthnicityNumber of studentsPercentage
African American not Hispanic350,3385.62%
American Indian or Alaska Native33,3690.54%
Asian559,1598.98%
Filipino153,6702.47%
Hispanic or Latino3,378,34454.24%
Pacific Islander29,3840.47%
White not Hispanic1,470,49923.61%
Two or More Races Not Hispanic207,1703.33%
None Reported46,3020.74%
Total6,228,235100.00%
Number of graduates by race/ethnicity: 2015–16

Total: 429,323

Number of teachers in public schools: 2016–17
School TypeNumber of Teachers
Elementary schools
131,029
Middle and junior high schools
47,760
High schools
72,187
Other (includes continuation schools)
23,270
Total
274,246
Ethnic distribution of public school teachers: 2016–17
EthnicityNumber of Male TeachersNumber of Female TeachersTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native4199451,364
Asian3,62311,92415,547
Pacific Islander254622876
Filipino1,0613,0424,103
Hispanic or Latino15,06840,35155,419
African American3,3427,59810,940
White (not Hispanic)45,899127,779173,678
Two or More Races Not Hispanic6431,7282,371
No Response2,7757,1739,948
Total*73,084201,162274,246