The district serving Sacramento Schools is 150 years old. The start of Sacramentos school system was February 20, 1854, and began on the corner of 5th and K Streets. There were two teachers, one male and one female, to teach approximately 50 boys and 40 girls aged seven through nine. Because of the new constitution for California written in 1849, which included guaranteed funding for public education and an elected superintendent, the Sacramento Public Schools were able to open. Sacramento High School, which opened in 1856, is the second oldest high school west of the Mississippi. The first kindergarten began in 1895.
Over the years, attendance at Sacramento Schools grew and grew. Now among the 10 largest school districts in California, Sacramento Schools serve around 50,000 K-12 students, and 20,000 adult education students. 3,000 teachers and 3,000 non-classified teaching employees work for the school. (Non-classified employees do clerical/technical, maintenance, classroom support, nutrition, and transportation work.)
An interesting turn of events occurred in Sacramento in the summer of 2007. In an effort to protect the campuses, district officials and local law...
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