Student Body
Although Trimble Tech's enrollment varies from year to year, it generally maintains just under 2,000 students. Trimble Tech had 1,926 students during the 2007-2008 school year. Of those students, 76.2 percent were Hispanic, 20.6 percent were African American, 2.2 percent were white, 0.9 percent were Asian or Pacific Islanders and 0.1 percent were Native American.
Almost 70 percent of Trimble Tech's students were economically disadvantaged in the 2007-2008 school year, and 47 percent of them were considered at-risk.
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