Glendale Unified School District

Glendale Unified School District
Location
Glendale, California
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre K-12
SuperintendentDr. Darneika Watson (interim)
Schools32
Budget$296.22 million
Students and staff
Students26,744
Teachers1,000
Other information
Websitegusd.net

The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States.

The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada Flintridge and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta.[1] It consists of 20 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 4 high schools and 3 facilities for homeschoolers and special-needs students.[2]

In the 2008–2009 school year, the district served 26,744 students and expects enrollment to decline 1–2% in each of the next three years. As of 2002, it was the third-largest district in Los Angeles County and among the thirty-largest in the State of California. It is the 254th largest in the nation by student population.[3]

In 2009 the GUSD had 2,620 employees, of which about half are classroom teachers.

Beginning in the 2016–2017 school year, GUSD started officially commemorating the Armenian genocide, having April 24 off as a holiday. They are the first school district in the nation to do so.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 6, 10 (PDF pp. 7, 11/19). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ^ "Overview & Accolades / District Overview". www.gusd.net. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ^ "Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2008–09" (PDF). nces.ed.gov. National Center for Education Statistics. November 2010. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  4. ^ Mikailian, Arin (March 16, 2016). "Glendale Unified officially adds day off to commemorate Armenian Genocide". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved May 20, 2016.