School district · California

Santa Cruz County Office of Education

Santa Cruz County Office of Education in California: 4 public schools with 1,062 students and 18.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $57,859 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
1 charter
Students
1,062
Students per teacher
18.7
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$57,859
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
56.9
Counselors (FTE)
5.5
Students per counselor
193
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$27.6K15
$26.9K16
$28.5K17
$28.8K18
$34.8K19
$25.9K20
$41.3K21
$48.5K22
$47.2K23
$57.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $11.9M
State
49% · $42.1M
Local
38% · $32.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$21,552
Support services
$36,126
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$483K
Long-term debt
$7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
1220727.4
7–1273022.6
7–122010.0
K–121057.0

Sources

Address
400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone
(831)466-5600
Website