| West Contra Costa Unified School District | |
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| Type and location | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12, Alternative Education, Adult Education |
| Established | July 1, 1965[1] |
| Country | United States of America |
| Location | Richmond, California (encompassing Western Contra Costa County) |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | Bruce Harter |
| Budget | Revenue: $338,673,000 Expenditures: $425,711,000[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 32,197[2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.wccusd.net |
The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) is the school district for western Contra Costa County, California. It is based in Richmond, California. In addition to Richmond, the district covers the cities of El Cerrito, 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 currently has six (6) neighborhood-assignment high schools, six (6) neighborhood-assignment middle schools, and thirty-six (36) neighborhood-assignment elementary and K-8 schools along with various continuation and alternative schools. Here is a graphical interactive tool via the District Web site for figuring out the boundaries and locations for neighborhood-assignment schools.
The WCCUSD incurred $42.5 million in debt when the then-named Richmond Unified School District went bankrupt in 1990 under Superintendent Walter Marks and the state, under court order, financed district operations. The bankruptcy affected the credit rating of the City of Richmond, therefore the name was changed. As of Fall 2005, the school district is $7 million in debt. The district has been lobbying IBM to forgive 5 million dollars in debt from obsolete computers purchased in 1989.[3] To decrease expenditures, the district is planning to close schools over the next two years.[4]
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