California by the Numbers

California has more than

6 Million

public K-12 students.

Almost 6 / 10

California students are identified as low income.

California is home to

2 / 10

of the top largest school districts in the country.

1 : 622

is the ratio of school counselors to students in California.

California has almost

300,000 teachers

and more than

300,000 additional
school staff

California has the highest student-to-teacher ratio in the nation

20.4 : 1