Schools
The district operates 32 schools, including four high schools, four middle schools, and 26 elementary schools. HSD also operates an alternative combined middle and high school as well as a charter school. As of April 2008, four new elementary schools and one new middle school were under construction. Staffing includes 1,089 full-time classified employees, 1,105 full-time teachers, and 73 administrator staff members. The average student to teacher ratio is 26:1 with a 3.5% drop-out rate for the 2005 to 2006 school year. In the 2009 school year, the district had 403 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 2.0% of students in the district. The annual budget is $216 million.
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