The West Contra Costa Unified School District serves approximately 235,000 residents in the five cities of El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole, and Hercules and the unincorporated areas of Bayview-Montalvin Manor, East Richmond Heights, El Sobrante, Kensington, North Richmond, and Tara Hills. The district covers an area of approximately 65 square miles.
Core Line of Business
Teaching and Learning
Organizational Structure
5 Board of Education members elected at large
Superintendent
Divisions: Educational Services, K-Adult Schools, Business Services, Operations, Human Resources
Students
30,830students in grades K-12
45.1% Latino
23.2% African American
11.2% White
9.8% Asian
5.4% Filipino
4.4% Multiple or Nor Response
0.6% Pacific Islander
0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native |
33.8% English Learners
(of which 81.6% are Spanish speakers)
63.1% Free or Reduced Price Meals eligible
13 .37% Special Education
2 % Homeless |
Facilities
|
18 Preschools
37 Elementary Schools
1 K-8 School
7 Middle Schools |
6 Comprehensive High Schools
10 Alternative Schools
60 Adult Education Sites
9 Operations Sites |
Meals Served Daily
| 4,038 Breakfasts |
15,422 Lunches |
College and University Partnerships
|
Contra Costa Community College
UC Berkeley
CSU Hayward and San Francisco |
Private Colleges and Universities
Annual College Recruitment Fair |
Staff
|
Certificated Staff
• 1,630 teachers
• 128 pupil services staff (includes counselors, librarians, psychologists, nurses, and speech/language/hearing specialists)
• 135 administrators (includes principals, vice and assistant principals, and district-level administrators) |
Classified Staff
• 911 full-time staff
• 852 part-time staff
|
Employee Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision; full family coverage for employees (dependent children until age 23)
Lifetime medical benefits for employee and spouse
Unions/Professional Associations
|
United Teachers of Richmond
Public Employees Union Local One
School Supervisors Association
West Contra Costa Administrators Association |
Richmond Association of School Administrators
Unrepresented/Confidential |
2008-09 Adopted Budget - Combined Unrestricted and Restricted
| Revenues |
| State Revenue - 84.2% |
$230,610,604 |
| Federal Revenues - 8.8% |
$24,340,440 |
| Local Revenues (inc. prop. tax) - 7.0% |
$20,881,342 |
| Total Revenues - 100 % |
$275,832,386 |
| Expenditures |
| Certificated salaries |
$120,342,572 |
| Classified salaries |
$40,671,644 |
| Employee benefits |
$69,284,153 |
| Books and supplies |
$11,450,847 |
| Services & other operating expenses |
$40,439,190 |
| Capital outlay |
$600,000 |
| Other outgo |
$985,000 |
| Direct/indirect support costs |
($844,140) |
| Total Expenditures - 100 % |
$282,929,266 |