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Mount Diablo Unified School District

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Mount Diablo Unified School District ( MDUSD ) is a public school district in Contra Costa County, California . It currently operates 29 elementary schools , 9 middle schools , and 5 high schools , with 7 alternative school programs and an adult education program. MDUSD is one of the largest school districts in the state of California, with over 56 school sites and a budget of approximately $ 270,000,000. The district has over 36,000 K-12 students, over 20,000 adult education students, and over 3,500 employees, including over 2,000 certificated educators. The district covers 150 square miles (390 km), including the cities of Concord and Clayton ; as well as most of Pleasant Hill and portions of Walnut Creek , Pittsburg , Lafayette , and Martinez ; and unincorporated areas, including Pacheco , Clyde , and Bay Point .

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3-544: The current district superintendent is Adam Clark, Ed.D. The current members of the Board of Education are: In addition to Concord, the district includes: Clayton , Clyde , North Gate , Pacheco , and Pleasant Hill . It also includes the majority of Bay Point , and sections of Contra Costa Centre , Martinez , Pittsburg , Reliez Valley , Shell Ridge , Vine Hill , and Walnut Creek . Approximately 36,000 students are enrolled at MDUSD. The racial makeup of MDUSD's students

6-557: Is 55.0% Non-Hispanic white, 26.7% Hispanic, 7.8% Asian, 5.2% African American, 3.7% Filipino, 1.1% Pacific Islander, and 0.5% Native American. Clayton Valley High School operated as an MDUSD school from 1958 to 2012. In 2012 it was converted to a charter school and is no longer part of the MDUSD. Pacifica High School operated from 1955 until 1976 when it was closed. The campus was then re-opened as Riverview Middle School. Pleasant Hill High School operated from 1953 until 1980 when it

9-524: Was closed. The campus later re-opened as Pleasant Hill Middle School. The earliest schools in the area were grammar schools, each independently founded after the Civil War. The first school in Concord, for example, was a two-story building constructed in 1870 at the corner of Grant and Bonifacio streets; this was replaced by an even larger school on Willow Pass Road in 1892. MDUSD was formed in 1948 from

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