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Sacramento City Unified School District is located in Sacramento,
California.
Sacramento is the state capital
of California. The state of California
is larger than many countries. Sacramento is in the heart of the
historic gold country, with equal access to the mountains, ocean and the San
Francisco bay area.
Our District
is 150 years old. It began in 1854 on the corner of 5th and K Streets.
There were two teachers and about 50 boys and 40 girls aged seven through
nine. Sacramento High School, the second oldest high school west of the
Mississippi opened in 1856. The first kindergarten was opened in 1895.
The district grew
steadily every decade
and now is among the 10 largest school districts in California serving
about 50,000 K-12 students and 20,000 adult education students. We employ
approximately 3,000 teachers and 3,000 classified non teaching employees
(clerical/technical, maintenance, classroom support, nutrition, and
transportation).
Sacramento City is
“unified” because
we have all grades from kindergarten through 12th. Along with
neighborhood schools, we offer specialized programs such as basic or
fundamental, alternative schools, Waldorf methods, charter, JRROTC,
international study, criminal justice, and independent study.
In addition, we
believe that all children need a good start.
There are many Early Head Start, Head Start and state preschools,
Children’s Centers and adult education parent participation preschools.
Our adult education program offers a wide range of academic and vocational
subjects.
Student Ethnic Composition:
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American Indian or Alaskan
Native |
1.5% |
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Asian or Pacific Islander
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23.2% |
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African American
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22.2% |
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White |
22.4% |
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Hispanic |
29.1% |
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Undesignated |
1.6% |
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