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Santa Clara Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Santa Clara Unified runs 30 public schools with 14,448 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 19.0 students per teacher is 2.9 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
30
Students
14,448
Teachers (FTE)
760
Students per teacher
19.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
1889 Lawrence Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone
(408)423-2000
County
Santa Clara County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0635430
State district ID
CA-4369674
Total staff (FTE)
1,747
School counselors (FTE)
27.0About 535 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
50.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district19.0
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 (14,808), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$455.7 million
Federal revenue
$25.8 million
State revenue
$48.0 million
Local revenue
$381.9 million
Total spending
$551.6 million
Spending per pupil
$37,251
Salaries
$192.0 million34.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$1.02 billion

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.7%
  • State: 10.5%
  • Local: 83.8%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$37,251
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Santa Clara Unified

By level: 6 high, 4 middle, 19 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abram Agnew ElementaryElementaryK to 550521.0
Adrian Wilcox HighHigh9 to 121,61418.8
Bowers ElementaryElementaryK to 524021.8
Bracher ElementaryElementaryK to 526917.9
Braly ElementaryElementaryK to 538121.2
Briarwood ElementaryElementaryK to 528820.6
Buchser MiddleMiddle6 to 871118.2
C. W. Haman ElementaryElementaryK to 532420.2
Central Park ElementaryElementaryK to 541920.0
Dolores Huerta MiddleMiddle6 to 857119.7
Don CallejonElementaryK to 856815.8
George Mayne ElementaryElementaryK to 527120.8
Juan Cabrillo MiddleMiddle6 to 879617.3
Kathleen MacDonald HighHigh9 to 1268319.0
Kathryn Hughes ElementaryElementaryK to 528118.7
Laurelwood ElementaryElementaryK to 557122.0
Marian A. Peterson MiddleMiddle6 to 875921.7
Millikin ElementaryElementaryK to 550422.9
Mission Early College HighHigh9 to 1218326.1
Montague ElementaryElementaryK to 525415.9
New Valley Continuation HighHigh9 to 1215110.8
Pomeroy ElementaryElementaryK to 530020.0
Ponderosa ElementaryElementaryK to 552422.8
Santa Clara Community DayHigh6 to 121010.0
Santa Clara HighHigh9 to 121,66319.1
Scott Lane ElementaryElementaryK to 540620.3
Sutter ElementaryElementaryK to 531418.5
Washington Open ElementaryElementaryK to 535223.5
Westwood ElementaryElementaryK to 536821.6
Wilson AlternativeOtherK to 1213110.1

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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.