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POPULATION
33,871,648

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	6,437,202
NUMBER OF California SCHOOLS	9,971
NUMBER OF California SCHOOL DISTRICTS	1,130
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	10,013

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	37.0
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	51.0
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	44.0
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	42.0
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	46.0
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	41.0
Grade 10 Reading Proficiency	77.0

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	31.0	57.0
BLACK (%)	8.0	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	48.5	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	11.7	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.8	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	47.6	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	24.6	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	10.6	12.2

California Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	36,513,689	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	231	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	7.3%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	20.5%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	37.8%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	23.5%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	10.9%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	12,143,512	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	11.8%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	81.9%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	30.5%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	9.5%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	13.2%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	12.3%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	18.6%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	19.0%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	15.1%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	12.4%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,009	$32,244,566,624	50.0
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$382	$2,458,674,809	3.8
STAFF	$560	$3,605,648,679	5.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$75	$483,643,168	0.8
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$562	$3,615,843,927	5.6
OPERATION	$836	$5,380,824,786	8.3
TRANSPORTATION	$203	$1,305,487,724	2.0
OTHER	$358	$2,304,305,307	3.6
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,976	$19,154,428,400	29.7
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$2,029	$13,058,152,551	20.2
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,013	$64,457,147,575	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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