Fiscal, Demographic, and Performance Data on California’s K-12 Schools

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County
Summary

Santa Cruz County

Related Websites

Santa Cruz County Website

Key Attributes

County Name
Santa Cruz County, CA

County Code
44

CCSESA Region
5

2023-24 Enrollment
37,841

This is the county-wide summary profile page and includes summaries statistics for all school districts in the county. For the County Office of Education profile page, click here

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2010-11
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2012-13
2013-14
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2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
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Staff
Local Revenue Elections

Student

Demographics

Census Day Enrollment - Charter/Non-Charter

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

# %

Charter
Non-Charter

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24
Charter	6,775 16.7 %	7,248 18.2 %	7,195 18.5 %	7,202 18.9 %	7,638 20.2 %
Non-Charter	33,776 83.3 %	32,476 81.8 %	31,700 81.5 %	30,823 81.1 %	30,203 79.8 %
Total	40,551	39,724	38,895	38,025	37,841

Cumulative Enrollment

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

Second Category:

Unduplicated Pupil Count of Free/Reduced-Price Meals, English Learners, Homeless & Foster Youth

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

# %

Free and Reduced-Price Meals

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

# %

English Learners

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

# %

English Language Acquisition Status

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

# %

English Learner
Fluent English Proficient

Redesignated Fluent English Proficient

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

# %

Languages of English Learners

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

# %

Arabic
Mandarin (Putonghua)
Mixteco
Otomian languages (Mixteco)
Russian
Spanish
Spanish; Castilian
Uncoded languages (Other non-English)
Zapoteco
All Other

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24
Arabic	67 0.2 %	62 0.2 %	63 0.2 %	55 0.1 %	43 0.1 %
Mandarin (Putonghua)	25 0.1 %	21 0.1 %		17 0 %
Mixteco	442 1.1 %	411 1 %	426 1.1 %	414 1.1 %
Otomian languages (Mixteco)					415 1.1 %
Russian	30 0.1 %	27 0.1 %	51 0.1 %	43 0.1 %	38 0.1 %
Spanish	9,104 22.5 %	8,053 20.3 %	8,554 22 %	8,176 21.5 %
Spanish; Castilian					7,897 20.9 %
Uncoded languages (Other non-English)					17 0 %
Zapoteco			17 0 %
All Other	179 0.4 %	161 0.4 %	193 0.5 %	158 0.4 %	149 0.4 %
Total	9,847	8,735	9,304	8,863	8,559

Foster Youth Count

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

Ethnic Diversity

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

Schools by Type

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

Alternative
Community Day
Continuation
County Community
Elementary
High School
Juvenile Court
K-12
Middle
Preschool
Special Education Schools

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24
Alternative	3	4	4	4	4
Community Day	1	1	1	1	1
Continuation	2	2	2	2	2
County Community	1	1	1	1	1
Elementary	41	41	41	41	41
High School	13	12	12	12	12
Juvenile Court	1	1	1	1	1
K-12	5	5	5	5	5
Middle	12	12	12	12	12
Preschool	1	0	0	0	0
Special Education Schools	1	1	1	1	1
Total	81	80	80	80	80

Districts by Type

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

County Office of Education (COE)
Elementary School District
High School District
State Board of Education Charter
Unified School District

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24
County Office of Education (COE)	1	1	1	1	1
Elementary School District	7	7	7	7	7
High School District	1	1	1	1	1
State Board of Education Charter	1	1	1	1	1
Unified School District	3	3	3	3	3
Total	13	13	13	13	13

Charter Schools

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

Charter Schools Enrollment

Santa Cruz

CDS Code 44-00000-0000000

Performance

College and Career Readiness

Suspensions and Expulsions

Chronic Absenteeism

Staff

Demographics

Local Revenue Elections

No election held at any District in this County

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