Kathleen MacDonald High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · San Jose, California

Kathleen MacDonald High in San Jose, California enrolled 683 students in 2024-25 with 36.2 full-time teachers, 18.9 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 227% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 157%

209 students in 2022-23, 434 students in 2023-24, 683 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.1 to 36.2.

Students enrolled at Kathleen MacDonald High by school year2022-23: 209, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 68302004006008002022-232092023-244342024-25683
Students enrolled at Kathleen MacDonald High by school year2022-23: 209, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 68302004006008002022-232092023-244342024-25683
Students enrolled at Kathleen MacDonald High by school year2022-23: 209, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 68302004006008002022-232092023-244342024-25683
Students enrolled at Kathleen MacDonald High by school year2022-23: 209, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 68302004006008002022-232092023-244342024-25683
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320914.114.9
2023-2443424.118.0
2024-2568336.218.9

18.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 18.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 18.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 18.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 18.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kathleen MacDonald High reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.0% of students were Hispanic, 32.0% Asian, 12.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic46.0%
  2. Asian32.0%
  3. White12.5%
  4. Two or more races5.3%
  5. Black2.9%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

High schools in San Jose

47 public high schools in San Jose report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Evergreen Valley High2,70325.020.6%
Independence High2,28922.243.3%
Silver Creek High2,13923.738.5%
Santa Teresa High2,13422.525.2%
Piedmont Hills High1,91822.927.8%
Leigh High1,88424.410.9%
Branham High1,82021.620.2%
Lynbrook High1,70223.16.4%

All public schools in San Jose →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kathleen MacDonald High

  1. Santa Clara County CommunityThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 107 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Santa Clara County CourtThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 44 students, 4.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Kathleen MacDonald High with Santa Clara County CommunityStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Santa Clara Unified spends per student$27,214 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,214
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaKathleen MacDonald High is the number 894 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#894 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.18.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Kathleen MacDonald High

  1. How many students attend Kathleen MacDonald High?
    683 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 209 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Jose, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kathleen MacDonald High?
    18.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Kathleen MacDonald High a Title I school?
    Kathleen MacDonald High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. What district is Kathleen MacDonald High in?
    Santa Clara Unified, NCES district ID 0635430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063543014618 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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