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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
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Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential95%95%
Emergency credential or waiver3%4%
Teacher Experience
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Source: 1CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
2CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Average years teaching1513
Average years teaching in district1410
First-year teachers20%6%
Average Class Size
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Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Grade 72929
Grade 82929
 
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
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Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino81%49%
White14%29%
African American5%7%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%<1%
Filipino<1%3%
Asian<1%8%
Pacific Islander<1%<1%
Student Subgroups
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Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program62%51%
English language learners30%25%
Home Languages of English Learners
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Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish98%85%
Mixteco1%<1%
All other non-English languages<1%<1%
Punjabi<1%<1%
 
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,707$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional61%61%
Student and staff support7%7%
Administration13%15%
Other expenditures19%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
 
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