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CCCOE Fingertip Facts 2023-2024

CCCOE Fingertip Facts 2023-2024

K-12 ENROLLMENT BY DISTRICT

The information on this page was last updated on December 13, 2023.
 
DISTRICT DISTRICT ENROLLMENT NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
Acalanes 5,420 6
Antioch 16,171 29
Brentwood 9,435 11
Byron 2,166 5
Canyon 65 1
John Swett 1,234 4
Knightsen 577 2
Lafayette 3,180 5
Liberty 8,233 6
Martinez 3,772 10
Moraga 1,735 4
Mt. Diablo 29,873 54
Oakley 5,059 9
Orinda 2,516 5
Pittsburg 10,665 14
San Ramon Valley 29,680 37
Walnut Creek 3,435 7
SBE - John Henry High  331 1
West Contra Costa 29,672 63
Office of Education 6,006 13
TOTAL 169,225 286
 
ENROLLMENT BY ETHNIC GROUP

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNIC GROUP

GROUP NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
American Indian 491 0.3%
Asian 24,003 14.2%
Pacific Islander 1,015 0.6%
Filipino 6,987 4.1%
Hispanic 64,482 38.1%
African American 13,631 8.1%
White 41,941 24.8%
Two or More Races 12,154 7.2%
Not Reported 4,521 2.7%
TOTAL 169,225 100%
TEACHERS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

TEACHERS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Approximate number of teachers (2021-22) 7,984
Average teacher's salary in CC County (2021-22) $85,522
Average California teacher's salary (2020-21) $84,856
EXPENSE OF EDUCATION PER ADA (AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE)
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

EXPENSE OF EDUCATION PER ADA (AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE)
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

FIGURES FROM 2021-22 
DISTRICT TYPE TOTAL
Elementary Districts $13,166
High School Districts $15,354
Unified Districts $14,322
Countywide $14,211
Statewide $17,021
OTHER COUNTY STATISTICS

OTHER COUNTY STATISTICS

FACTS FROM 2022-23
Free & Reduced-Priced Meals (Countywide) 63,876 (37.7%)
English Learners 37,425 (22.1%)
Foster Youth 435
Students with Disabilities 21,873 (12.9%)
Population (2022 estimate) 1,156,555
Land  715.94 sq. miles
With over 169,225 public school students, Contra Costa County has the 11th largest student population among California's 58 counties.
STATE STATISTICS

STATE STATISTICS

Population estimate (2023) 38,940,231
Number of Counties  58
Number of School Districts (2022-23) 1,018
Number of Public Schools (2022-2023) 10,010
Number of Private Schools (2022-2023) 3,474
Number of Charter Schools (2022-2023) 1,286
Number of students in public schools (2022-2023) 5,852,544
NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

DISTRICT TYPES TOTAL
Unified 7
Elementary 9
High School 2
TOTAL 18
Largest school district (2022-2023) with 29,873 students: Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Smallest school district (2022-2023) with 65 students: Canyon
CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2022-2023 TOTAL
Adult 8
Alternative 11
Continuation 10
Community Day 3
Elementary 162
High 34
Intermediate/Middle 44
Juvenile Court 4
K-12 8
Preschool 
Special Education  5
Total: 286
HISTORY OF K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS

HISTORY OF K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS

YEAR TOTAL
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
2012-13 171,418
2013-14 173,020
2014-15 174,802
2016-17 177,370
2017-18 177,770 
2018-19  177,940
2019-20  178,406
2020-21 173,021
2021-22 169,604 
2022-23  169,225 
PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS

PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS

2022-2023 
Percentage of students in private schools 8%
Total enrollment in private schools 14,964