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Facts and Figures

2008 Facts

Accountability Reports, Other

Schools

Total Schools: 152 for school year 2008-2009 | view list

Elementary: 68
K-8 Schools: 18
Middle: 16
High: 15
Charter: 21
_{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: 8
_{Other schools are those into which students may enroll at any time.}
Alternative: 6
_{Schools into which students may enroll or be placed based on special circumstances.}

Student Membership

Student Enrollment: 75,269 (October 1, 2008) | Report

1.11% American Indian
3.41% Asian
17.50% Black
55.36% Hispanic
22.62% White

Free/Reduced Lunch: 65.93% (2008-2009 school year) | Report

Gifted and Talented Students: 11.9% (2007-2008) | Report

Languages

English language learners: 13,639 or 18%
Spanish speaking students: 29,900 or 40%
Top five languages spoken by students: Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Russian and Somali
Foreign languages taught - Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Lakota, Latin, Russian and Spanish.

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Graduation/Dropout Rate

Graduation rate: 52% (completer rate is 60.7%)
_{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: 10.4%
^{_{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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