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FACTS MARIN COUNTY SCHOOLS

The following information is designed to provide educators, legislators, the media and the general public with basic statistical information about kindergarten through twelfth grade education in Marin County. It has been prepared as a public service by the Marin County Office of Education (MCOE). The information was compiled by Marin County Office of Education staff using data from districts and the California Department of Education.

Number of School Districts Number of Public Schools
Unified Districts (K - 12) 2 Elementary Schools (K - 8) 44
Elementary Districts (K - 8) 15 Middle/Junior High Schools (6 - 8) 11
High School Districts (9 - 12) 2 High Schools (9 - 12) 8
Continuation Schools 2
Alternative Education, Independent Study 8
Charter Schools 4
Total: 19
Total:
77

 

Number of Students in Regular Graded Programs
Kindergarten - Grade 12
1991-92 26,264 1997-98 28,179
1992-93 26,858 1998-99 28,793
1993-94 26,534 1999-00 28,789
1994-95 26,932 2000-01 28,703
1995-96 28,966 2001-02 28,709
1996-97 27,706 2002-03 28,597

 

Students in Public Schools — By Grade Level
2001-02
2002-03
2001-02
2002-03
Kindergarten
2,138
2,107
Grade 9
2,206
2,289
Grade 1
2,149
2,165
Grade 10
2,188
2,173
Grade 2
2,122
2,124
Grade 11
2,199
2,151
Grade 3
2,198
2,085
Grade 12
2,033
2,082
Grade 4
2,304
2,186
Grade 5
2,236
2,253
Ungraded
74
104
Grade 6
2,351
2,223
Grade 7
2,278
2,368
Grade 8
2,233
2,287
Total:
28,709
28,597

 

Racial / Ethnic Diversity
Marin County Public School Students
2001-2002
2002-2003
Caucasian 71.4% Caucasian 70.3%
Hispanic 15.9% Hispanic 16.6%
Asian 5.8% Asian 5.8%
African American 3.6% African American 3.7%
Pacific Islander 0.5% Pacific Islander 0.4%
Filipino 0.3% Filipino 0.6%
Native American 0.3% Native American 0.3%


Graduation Rates Based on NCES* Definition

Marin

State

1997-98

95.2%

83.3%

1998-99

94.3%

85.1%

1999-00

95.0%

85.9%

2000-01

96.1%

86.7%

2001-02

96.4%

86.9%

Source: http://data1.cde.ca.gov/demographics
*NCES = National Center for Education Statistics

 

Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT) Scores

2001-2002 

County

State

Nation

Verbal

544

490

504

Math

556

516

516

 

2002-2003

County

State

Nation

Verbal

556

494

505

Math

564

518

508

 

Student Dropout Rate
Grades 9-12

 

County

State

1997-98

1.3%

2.9%

1998-99

1.3%

2.8%

1999-00

0.7%

2.8%

2000-01

0.8%

2.9%

2001-02
0.8%
2.7%

 

Information from Marin County Office of Education

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