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San Jose Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

San Jose Unified runs 41 public schools with 24,453 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 20.8 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
41
Students
24,453
Teachers (FTE)
1,177
Students per teacher
20.8
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
855 Lenzen Ave., San Jose, CA 95126
Phone
(408)535-6000
County
Santa Clara County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0634590
State district ID
CA-4369666
Total staff (FTE)
2,568
School counselors (FTE)
80.0About 306 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
79.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district20.8
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (27,430), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$510.7 million
Federal revenue
$33.5 million
State revenue
$129.9 million
Local revenue
$347.3 million
Total spending
$417.1 million
Spending per pupil
$15,205
Salaries
$198.2 million47.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$607.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.6%
  • State: 25.4%
  • Local: 68.0%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,205
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in San Jose Unified

By level: 8 high, 6 middle, 27 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraham Lincoln HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,59019.9
Allen at SteinbeckCEP schoolElementaryK to 540618.5
Almaden ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 530520.3
Anne Darling ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 526017.3
Booksin ElementaryElementaryK to 571523.1
Bret Harte MiddleMiddle6 to 886221.6
Broadway HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1217611.0
Canoas ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 528217.6
Castillero MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 886523.4
Empire Gardens ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 521419.5
Ernesto Galarza ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 532223.0
Gardner ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 538519.2
Grant ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 538318.2
Graystone ElementaryElementaryK to 546620.3
Gunderson HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1274416.9
Hacienda Science/Environmental MagnetElementaryK to 562228.3
Hammer Montessori at Galarza ElementaryElementaryK to 530923.8
Herbert Hoover MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 891018.6
Horace Mann ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 529320.9
John Muir MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 872220.1
Leland HighHigh9 to 121,47125.8
Liberty AlternativeCEP schoolHigh6 to 1227422.8
Los Alamitos ElementaryElementaryK to 560222.3
Lowell ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 526121.8
Merritt Trace ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 582922.4
Muwekma Ohlone MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858718.3
Pioneer HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,39321.8
Rachel Carson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 519916.6
Reed ElementaryElementaryK to 535622.2
River GlenCEP schoolElementaryK to 846330.9
San Jose HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1287419.0
Schallenberger ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 550920.4
Selma Olinder ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 526916.8
Simonds ElementaryElementaryK to 548021.8
Terrell ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 525518.2
Walter L. Bachrodt ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539824.9
Washington ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 532919.4
Williams ElementaryElementaryK to 555924.3
Willow Glen ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 566021.3
Willow Glen HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,54320.6
Willow Glen MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,18024.1

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.