CA Education Facts
Educacy was formed as a result of the ever-increasing budget cuts facing schools across California that have forced massive teacher lay-offs and the elimination of critical services and programs. While legislators wrangle with how to fix the problem, there’s much work to be done, and parents seem to be the missing link in the equation.
While these statistics may be startling, they are true. By sharing this information with other concerned parents and community members and inviting them to join our efforts, we can continue to grow Educacy and work on solutions as a unified voice.
- 47th
- CA’s national rank in per-pupil spending1
- 50th
- CA’s national rank in ratio of staff to students2
- 43rd
- CA’s national rank in fourth grade reading3
- 41st
- CA’s national rank in eighth grade math3
- $7444
- CA per-pupil CA state funding in 2009-20104
- -$2856
- Difference in CA state-funding vs. national average5
- $58,000
- The amount each CA prisoner costs the state every year6
- $11,000
- CA per-prisoner health care costs in 2009-20106
- 175
- Number of school days in many CA schools7
- 223
- Number of school days in Japan7
- $5425
- The lowest per-pupil state funding in Santa Clara County8
- $12,272
- The highest per-pupil state funding in Santa Clara County9
- 25%
- CA students that are English learners10
- 9%
- US students that are English learners10
- 52%
- CA students that receive free or reduced-price lunches11
- 70.7%
- CA students that graduate from high school5
- 73.9%
- US students that graduate from high school5
- 25%
- CA high school graduates that are prepared for college12
- 14%
- CA Latino high school graduates that are prepared for college12
- 16%
- CA African-American high school graduates that are prepared for college12
- 16,000
- Number of CA teachers that lost their jobs in 200913
- 10,000
- Number of CA classified workers that lost their jobs in 200913
- 6.2 million
- Number of students in CA, 2 million more than Texas, the second most populous state11
Do you have more interesting education facts you’d like to share? Email info@educacy.org. Please provide the source of your info.
1 - Education Week Quality Counts, 2009
2 - Of 51 areas including the District of Columbia - National Center for Education Statistics
3 - NAEP, 2008-09
4 – California Legislative Analyst office
5 - National Center for Education Statistics
6 – 2009-2010 Governor’s budget, based on the prison population of 170,000
7 - Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003
8 – Ed Data website – revenue limit source funding for Evergreen Elementary School District
9 - Ed Data website – revenue limit source funding for Lakeside Joint School District
10 - Ed Source - http://www.edsource.org/data_resourcecards10_EL.html
11 – Ed Data website
12 - Education Trust-West Analysis of CDE data, Class of 2005, Includes 9th graders who have completed the A-G course sequence with a “C” or better in each class four years later.
13 - San Jose Mercury News, Mar 16, 2010