Sacramento City Unified School District
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Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. The district's main office is located at the Serna Center in Sacramento.
The district has been serving most of the city of Sacramento for over 150 years. Sacramento High School
Sacramento High School
Sacramento Charter High School is an independent public charter high school located in the Alhambra Triangle, adjacent to the Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento, California. Its charter was approved by the Sacramento City Unified School District's Board of Trustees on July 21, 2003...
opened in 1856. It was the second oldest high school in the United States west of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
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until the school board voted to close the school in June 2003. The SCUSD is also home to Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School is a small high school in the Upper Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento, California. A member of the Sacramento City Unified School District.- History :...
, John F. Kennedy High School
John F. Kennedy High School (Sacramento, California)
John F. Kennedy High School, a member of the Sacramento City Unified School District, is a public school in the Pocket-Greenhaven Area of Sacramento, California.-Notable alumni:* Adam Bernero - seven-year MLB pitcher...
, C.K. McClatchy High School, West Campus High School
West Campus High School
West Campus High School is a public college preparatory magnet high school in Sacramento, California. The school serves about 800 students in the Sacramento City Unified School District in grades 9-12. West Campus used to be a satellite school of nearby Hiram Johnson but became its own school for...
, Hiram Johnson High School,and Rosemont High School
Rosemont High School
Rosemont High School is a public high school located in Sacramento, California, USA. Designed by DLR Group, its completed buildings opened in 2003. Rosemont H.S. is part of the Sacramento City Unified School District...
.
As Sacramento grew, the district grew and now is among the 10 largest school districts in California serving about 48,000 K-12
K-12
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students and 20,000 adult education
Adult education
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students. Sacramento City is “unified” because kindergarten through 12th grade students are served. Along with neighborhood schools, there are specialized programs such as basic or fundamental, alternative schools, Waldorf
Waldorf
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methods, charter
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
, JROTC, international study, criminal justice, and independent study.
The current superintendent of Sacramento City Unified School District is Mr. Jonathon P. Raymond who began on August 21, 2009. The previous interim superintendent was Mrs. Susan Miller who has returned to the position of Associate Superintendent, Education-Instructional Services.
The current Board of Education members are; Gustavo Arroyo (President), Patrick Kennedy (First Vice President), Ellyne Bell (Second Vice President), Jeff Cuneo, Diana Rodriquez, Donald Terry, Darrel Woo, and Isaac "Izzy" Gardon (Student Member).