Poway Unified School District

Poway Unified School District is a school district located in Poway, California. The District operates 22 elementary schools (K-5), six middle schools (6-8), four comprehensive high schools (9-12), and one continuation high school. Twenty-one schools are located in the city of San Diego; 11 schools in the city of Poway. The District serves approximately 33,000 students and is the third largest school district in the county.

With state funding from the State of California already pushed to its limit and the schools still being under funded for reneovation Poway Unified Schools were forced to turn to bond measures. Proposition U was passed as $198 million dollar bond measure to rectify this problem. The money will fund renovation, repairs, and construction at 24 existing schools within the Poway Unified School District. Schools built for 500 children now have as many as 700 children attending, or in the case of Poway High School, originally built to hold 1,500 students, had 3,100 students in attendance in the 2004-2005 school year. The oldest school building in the school district was built in 1949. Many of the other school district's buildings were constructed in the mid 70s and are Read more...