Section 6

Education

This section summarizes data relating to libraries, and to public and private education in California, both at the elementary and high school levels (kindergarten through grade 12) and at the collegiate levels (community colleges and universities or State colleges). The California State Department of Education has responsibility for accumulating and reporting data on public and private school activities for kindergarten through grade 12. The California Department of Finance and California Postsecondary Education Commission have responsibility for higher education statistics.

The source of library statistics is the California State Library.