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Facts and Figures

Accountability Reports, Other

Schools

Total Schools: 162 for school year 2010-2011 | view list

Elementary: 73
K-8 Schools: 16
K-12 Schools: 4
Middle: 16
High (traditional): 12
Charter: 30
_{Charter schools receive public funding but may receive waivers from the local board of education's policies and procedures. Each charter school has its own governing body and determines its own enrollment.}
Other: 5
_{Other schools are those into which students may enroll at any time.}
Intensive Pathways: 6
_{Schools into which students may enroll or be placed based on special circumstances.}

Student Membership

Student Enrollment: 81,870 (October 1, 2011) | Membership report | Ethnicity reports

0.8% American Indian
3.3% Asian
14.5% Black
58% Hispanic
20.3% White
2.9% Other

Free/Reduced Lunch: 72.51% (2011-2012 school year) | Report

Gifted and Talented Students: 12.79% (2011-2012) | Report

Languages (October 2011)

English language learners ECE+: 27,781 or 34%
Spanish speaking students (includes non-ELLs): 31,008 or 38%
Top languages spoken by students: Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Karen/Burmese and Somali
Foreign languages taught - Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Lakota, Latin, Russian and Spanish.

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Graduation/Dropout Rate 2010-2011

Graduation rate: 56.1% (completer rate is 60.3%)
_{The graduation rate is determined by following one group of students (a cohort) over a four-year
period from grades 9 through 12.}

Dropout rate: 6.4%
^{_{The dropout rate is a one-year snapshot of all students who drop out of school during one school
year. This rate considers all students in grades 7 through 12.}}

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