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Santa Cruz County Office of Education

1,063 students · 4 schools · 18.7:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #662 of 1976 in California

Students
1,063
Schools
4
Teachers (FTE)
57
Student–Teacher
18.7:1
County
Santa Cruz
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Santa Cruz County Office of Education

Santa Cruz County Office of Education is a public school system serving Santa Cruz County, California, based in Santa Cruz. It serves 1,063 students across 4 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #662 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone8314665600
Address400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
CountySanta Cruz County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Santa Cruz County Office of Education enrolls 1,063 students in 4 schools — an average of about 266 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #662 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
1,063
#662 of 1976 in California
Schools
4
~266 students each
Grade span
K–12
City: Small
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Santa Cruz County Office of Education, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,063 students reported):

White
34%
Black
1%
Hispanic
61%
Asian
2%
Two or more
2%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Santa Cruz County Office of Education employs about 57 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 18.7:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 258.

Student–teacher ratio
18.7:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
57
classroom teachers
Total staff
258
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Santa Cruz County Office of Education are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Santa Cruz County Office of Education on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Santa Cruz County Office of Education’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Santa Cruz County Office of Education vs. California

Enrollment rank
#662
of 1976 districts
Ratio
18.7:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
City: Small
Santa Cruz County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Santa Cruz County Office of Education’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Santa Cruz County Office of Education. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0691036. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.