California Public Schools

California has 10,265 open public schools, including 5,952 elementary, 1,379 middle, and 2,212 high schools — 1,266 are charter schools.

5,952

Elementary

1,379

Middle

2,212

High School

1,266

Charter

Student Demographics (SY 2023-2024)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	3,272,723	56%
White	1,180,961	20%
Asian	706,259	12%
Two or more races	335,496	6%
Black or African American	287,143	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	25,382	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	23,746	0%
Total enrollment	5,837,338	2,997,707M / 2,834,003F

Source: NCES CCD State Membership (SEA 052), SY 2023-2024.

School	City	Level	Teachers
Zehnder Ranch Elementary	Elk Grove	Elementary	40.0
Zela Davis	Hawthorne	Elementary	32.0
Zephyr Lane Elementary	Bakersfield	Elementary	33.0
Zoe Barnum High	Eureka	High	6.2
Zupanic Virtual Academy	Rialto	High	4.8
e3 Civic High Charter	San Diego	High	20.4
eCademy Charter at Crane Charter	Turlock	Other	7.6
iEmpire Academy Charter	Ontario	Elementary	17.3
iHigh Virtual Academy	San Diego	Elementary	7.0
iLEAD Hybrid Charter	Acton	Other	171.7
iLEAD Lancaster Charter Charter	Lancaster	Elementary	31.6
iLEAD Online Charter Charter	Acton	Other	40.9
iLead Agua Dulce Charter	Agua Dulce	Other	16.0
iQ Academy California-Los Angeles Charter	Simi Valley	Other	70.1
one.Charter Charter	Stockton	Other	54.5