Poorly Funded Public Schools Summary

     In my research, I found that the senior graduation rate at Tennyson High in Hayward last year was

relatively close to that of Du Sable High in Chicago over twenty years ago. Tennyson High’s

graduation rate was 34% while Du Sable High’s was 25%. I also discovered that Hayward Unified

School District was having student attendance problems, like schools in Chicago over twenty years

ago. Per pupil spending in California was $8,667 while per pupil spending during 1987 in New York

City was $5,500. Both were below the national norm in their respective times.