Santa Clara County has 32 school districts and 234,000+ students across its ~350 schools. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and more (thanks to data from U.S. News & World Report) for the area’s major public school districts. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.
Before we dive in, here are four fast facts about school districts in the great 408:
- Niche ranked San Jose Unified as the sixth largest district out of 103 districts in Northern California.
- As of 2022, the average local high school graduation rate was 92.3%.
- Santa Clara Unified School District ranked among the top 20 most diverse districts in California.
- The Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District ranked second-best of 440 school districts in the whole state.
Alum Rock Union School District
Berryessa Union School District
- Number of schools: 14
- Number of students: 7,980
- Student-teacher ratio: 23:1
- No. 15 school district with the best teachers in the county
- Number of schools: 6
- Number of students: 3,585
- Student-teacher ratio: 23:1
- No. 13 most diverse school district in the county
Campbell Union Elementary School District
- Number of schools: 13
- Number of students: 8,234
- Student-teacher ratio: 22:1
- No. 19 most diverse school district in SF Bay Area
Campbell Union High School District
- Number of schools: 6
- Number of students: 8,200
- Student-teacher ratio: 23:1
- No. 5 school district for athletes in the county
- 91% graduation rate
Cupertino Union School District
- Number of schools: 25
- Number of students: 13,932
- Student-teacher ratio: 23:1
- No. 10 school district with the best teachers in the county
East Side Union High School District
- Number of schools: 16
- Number of students: 27,049
- Student-teacher ratio: 23:1
- No. 7 most diverse school district in the county
- 88% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 18
- Number of students: 12,336
- Student-teacher ratio: 24:1
- No. 324 of 700+ most diverse school districts in California
School board representatives gather to commemorate “Black April” in front of the Franklin-Mckinley School District office.
Photo by SJtoday staff
Franklin-McKinley School District
- Number of schools: 16
- Number of students: 8,500
- Student-teacher ratio: 21:1
- No. 16 most diverse school district in the county
- Number of schools: 6
- Number of students: 4,600
- Student-teacher ratio: 22:1
- No. 11 school district with the best teachers in the county
Mount Pleasant School District
- Number of schools: 5
- Number of students: 2,500
- Student-teacher ratio: 23:1
- No. 79 most diverse school district in SF Bay Area
- Number of schools: 14
- Number of students: 9,900
- Student-teacher ratio: 23:1
- No. 94 of 700+ most diverse school districts in California
San Jose Unified School District
- Number of schools: 42
- Number of students: 30,960
- Student-teacher ratio: 22:1
- No. 132 best school district in California
- 91% graduation rate
