Residence Patterns
There are 49 school locations in use: five early childhood centers, 27 elementary, eight middle, one secondary Achievable Dream, five high schools, and three alternative programs.
Since 1990, one elementary, one middle school, two new high schools, one secondary school have been built, and one high school was closed. A middle school and an elementary school were reopened. Nine schools have had additions. A new early childhood center opened in January 2006.
The total number of students enrolled in the City's public schools has been stable. Yet there are shifts where students reside. The student population north of J. Clyde Morris Boulevard increased, and as the City grew. Today, the area of the City south of J. Clyde Morris Boulevard contains 36 percent of the student population. The area of the City north of J. Clyde Morris Boulevard now has 64 percent of public school students.