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Santa Clara County Office of Education

San Jose, California · Superintendent: David Toston · #519 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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1,217

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$131,345

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 857% above the California median

9.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Santa Clara County Office of Education is a public school district based in San Jose, California, serving 1,217 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #519 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 304 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is David Toston. It spends about $131,345 per student on day-to-day operations, 857% more than the California median. It has roughly 9.1 students per teacher.

How Santa Clara County Office of Education compares

Santa Clara County Office of EducationCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$131,345

California median $13,724 · 857% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$54,339

California median $8,321 · 553% above · FY2020-21

Students per school304

California median 533 · 43% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.1

California median 21.7 · 58% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor406

California median 474 · 14% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$352.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 14%Local 71%

Measure	Santa Clara County Office of Education	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$131,345	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$54,339	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$296.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$352.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	134	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,180	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.1	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	406	474	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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David Toston

Superintendent, Santa Clara County Office of Education

Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in California

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Hart-Ransom Union ElementaryModesto	1,225	2	$10,877	25.5	#518
Santa Clara County Office of EducationSan Jose · this district	1,217	4	$131,345	9.1	#519
Wright ElementarySanta Rosa	1,214	3	$15,402	22.5	#520
Los NietosWhittier	1,210	4	$16,897	22.0	#521
Placerville Union ElementaryPlacerville	1,204	3	$11,893	23.2	#522

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Smoky ValleyLindsborg, KS	1,218	$9,214	18.7
Camp Hill School DistrictCamp Hill, PA	1,218	$16,203	12.3
MaynardMaynard, MA	1,217	$22,334	11.0
Jeff Davis County School DistrictPrentiss, MS	1,217	$12,034	13.5

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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