Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
school district in California
The Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District (CRPUSD) is a school district in Sonoma County, California.
The District serves approximately 6000 students in the cities of Cotati and Rohnert Park, the Sonoma State University census-designated place, and neighboring areas of Sonoma County. The district operates six elementary schools, two middle schools, a K-8 school, one comprehensive high school, a magnet school and charters two schools.
The district's offices are located at 7165 Burton Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3316.
The district is supported by numerous school-connected organizations, which include PTAs, Boosters and the Education Foundation of Cotati & Rohnert Park, a non-profit organization founded in 1983 to provide private grants to the school district. Since its founding, the organization has made grants totaling over $850,000 to the district's schools.
History
The building of schools always reflects growth. In 1900, there was only an 8-grade, one-room school house located on land donated by the Pages. When the first Rohnert Park children started attending school in Cotati, there were less than 250 students and only one school in Cotati School District. The Cotati-Rohnert Park School District today is a complete system.
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