Del Norte Unified School District Explained

Del Norte Unified School District
Address:301 West Washington Boulevard
Zipcode:95531
Country:United States
Motto:Equipping Students for Success
Grades:K–12
Superintendent:Jeff Harris
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Schools:11
Enrollment:3,564 (2020–2021)
Teachers:162.11
Staff:278.37
Ratio:21.99:1
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Del Norte Unified School District is a public school district serving Del Norte County, California, United States. It has an enrollment of 3,679 students across eleven schools: eight elementary schools, a middle school, and two high schools.[1] [2] The superintendent is Jeff Harris.[3] Del Norte High School and Crescent Elk Middle School, within the district, are among the few schools that provide instruction in the Yurok language.[4] [5]

Its attendance boundary is the same as the borders of the county.[6]

Demographics

As of 2016-17, the district had a total enrollment of 3,679 students with 160.47 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 22.93. Of those 3,679 students, 65.7 percent of them qualified for free or reduced lunch under the National School Lunch Act. 7.6 percent of students were enrolled in English as a second or foreign language classes.[7] The district is primarily White (63 percent), with small Native American (7 percent), Asian (3 percent), Black (2 percent) and Multiracial (6 percent) minorities. 19 percent of students are Hispanic or Latino.[8] As of 2018, the district has a very high chronic absentee rate, 20.9 percent.[9]

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. Del Norte Unified School District. live. October 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013231226/https://www.dnusd.org/domain/48 . October 13, 2019 .
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - Search Results. National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. October 14, 2019.
  3. Web site: Office of the Superintendent. Del Norte Unified School District. live. October 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013231245/https://www.dnusd.org/Page/261 . October 13, 2019 .
  4. Web site: Revival of nearly extinct Yurok language is a success story. Romney. Lee. January 6, 2013. Los Angeles Times. en-US. October 15, 2019.
  5. Web site: Del Norte schools, ACLU settle suit. Allison. White. July 1, 2010. Times-Standard. en-US. October 15, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Del Norte County, CA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-25. - Text list
  7. Web site: District Profile: Del Norte County Unified. California Department of Education. October 12, 2019.
  8. Web site: ACS School District Profile 2013-17. National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. October 15, 2019.
  9. Web site: Interactive Map: California’s chronically absent students in 2017-18. EdSource. October 12, 2019.

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