Total enrollment
14,411
-369 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
30 schools in Santa Clara Unified
California · 14,411 students · 4 cities
In California's Santa Clara Unified, public K-12 schools total 30 and serve approximately 14,411 students (an average of 480 per school).
4-year change in Santa Clara Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
+3 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Santa Clara Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #116 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,411 | #94 of 587 | #588 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 30 | #49 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #85 of 587 | #8,125 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.2% | #500 of 587 | #6,797 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #67 of 530 | #462 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Santa Clara Unified
State test results across the district's 26 scored schools run from Millikin Elementary at 91.1% proficient to Scott Lane Elementary at 29.2%, a gap of 61.9 points. That is the 31st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 26 district schools that reported both years went from 15,381 to 12,469 students (down 19%) and from 635 to 663 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Santa Clara Unified
Across 30 schools, Santa Clara Unified teaches about 14,411 students in California. By footprint it is a sparse district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Santa Clara Unified is made up of 19 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Santa Clara Unified is about 480, noticeably below the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 14,780 students in SY 2020-21 versus 14,411 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 27 to 30 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Santa Clara Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.