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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential93%95%
Emergency credential or waiver2%4%
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Teacher Experience
Information about this data
Source: 1CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
2CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Average years teaching11513
Average years teaching in district11210
First-year teachers24%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Grade 93027
Grade 103030
Grade 112828
Grade 122425
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino61%49%
White26%29%
Asian9%8%
African American2%7%
Multiple or No Response<1%3%
Filipino<1%3%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%<1%
Pacific Islander<1%<1%
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Student Subgroups
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program65%51%
English language learners18%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish86%85%
Hmong12%1%
Korean1%1%
German<1%<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$7,317$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional59%61%
Student and staff support9%7%
Administration15%15%
Other expenditures17%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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