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cccoe fingertip facts 2025-2026

cccoe fingertip facts 2025-2026

K-12 ENROLLMENT BY DISTRICT

K-12 ENROLLMENT BY DISTRICT

The following figures were gathered from CDE's Data Quest, for the 2024-2025 school year.
The information on this page was last updated on December 23, 2025.
DISTRICT DISTRICT ENROLLMENT NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
Acalanes 5,425 6
Antioch 16,199 29
Brentwood 10,049 12
Byron 2,182 5
Canyon 68 1
John Swett 1,198 4
Knightsen 648 2
Lafayette 3,235 6
Liberty 8,228 6
Martinez 3,787 10
Moraga 1,805 4
Mt. Diablo 30,163 53
Oakley 5,131 9
Orinda 2,594 5
Pittsburg 10,666 14
San Ramon Valley 28,615 37
Walnut Creek 3,603 7
SBE - John Henry High  333 1
West Contra Costa 29,284 62
Office of Education 6,048 13
TOTAL 169,261 286
 
ENROLLMENT BY ETHNIC GROUP

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNIC GROUP

GROUP NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
American Indian 467 0.3%
Asian 25,132 14.8%
Pacific Islander 1,027 0.6%
Filipino 7,021 4.1%
Hispanic 65,410 38.6%
African American 13,227 7.8%
White 40,676 24.0%
Two or More Races 13,228 7.8%
Not Reported 3,073 1.8%
TOTAL 169,261 99.8%
TEACHERS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

TEACHERS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Approximate number of teachers 7,311
Average teacher's salary in CC County $96,063
Average California teacher's salary $101,084
(Figures are from 2023-24)  
EXPENSE OF EDUCATION PER ADA (AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE)
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

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

DISTRICT TYPE TOTAL
Elementary Districts $16,866
High School Districts $18,573
Unified Districts $20,366
Countywide $19,562
Statewide $20,281
OTHER COUNTY STATISTICS

OTHER COUNTY STATISTICS

 
Free & Reduced-Priced Meals (Countywide) 75,675 (44.7%)
English Learners 27,195 (16.1%)
Foster Youth 436
Students with Disabilities 24,659 (14.6%)
Population (2025 estimate) 1,158,225
Land  715.94 sq. miles
With over 169,261 public school students, Contra Costa County has the 11th largest student population among California's 58 counties.
STATE STATISTICS

STATE STATISTICS

Population estimate (2025) 39,529,000
Number of Counties  58
Number of School Districts 1,015
Number of Public Schools 9,985
Number of Private Schools 2,958
Number of Charter Schools 1,279
Number of students in public schools 5,806,221
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 (2024-2025) with 30,163 students: Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Smallest school district (2024-2025) with 68 students: Canyon
CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

 
Adult 8
Alternative 11
Continuation 10
Community Day 2
Elementary 163
High 34
Intermediate/Middle 44
Juvenile Court 1
K-12 3
Preschool  5
Special Education  5
Total: 286
HISTORY OF K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS

HISTORY OF K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS

YEAR TOTAL
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 
2023-24 169,394
2024-25 169,261
PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS

PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS

2024-2025
Percentage of students in private schools 8.8%
Total enrollment in private schools 14,925