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How many students are there per teacher?
Average daily attendance per teacher FTE on the salary schedule, ranked against every district in the county and the state.
14.9
students (P-2 ADA 4,428) per teacher FTE on the salary schedule (297.5), 2024-25
24th
percentile, All California districts (median 17, n=776); a lower percentile means fewer students per teacher
17th
percentile, Santa Clara County (median 17, n=27); a lower percentile means fewer students per teacher
6th
percentile, Elementary districts, 2,000 to 10,000 ADA (median 18.2, n=111); a lower percentile means fewer students per teacher
Average daily attendance divided by the full-time-equivalent teachers each district reported on its salary schedule. This is a staffing ratio, not class size: it includes specialists and teachers without a homeroom, and excludes certificated staff paid off the schedule.
Source: CDE Form J-90, Report of Teacher Salary and Benefit Data, 2024-25 (tables TSAL125, TSAL225, TSAL325) (j902425.exe)
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Teacher counts by school and grade, special education teachers per special education student, and non-classroom certificated staff come from the state’s staff assignment files, which could not be retrieved at the time of writing. They will be added when the files are in hand. Professional development hours are not collected in any state dataset.
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Figures are reproduced from the district’s filings without adjustment for inflation. Methods, document links and the full data are on the sources page.