Social Class Essay

Social class is something that many people in the United States tend to not think about. Yet, social class plays a substantial role in the everyday life of the citizens of the United States. The contrast of social class can be seen in the schools throughout the country. Looking at the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) for Tehachapi High School (THS), a school I attended, we can see disimilarities due to social class. To being with, Tehachapi High School had a majority white population. Seen in the School Accountability Report Card for THS, 67.1% of the students are white, while 2% are black/African American, American Indian or Alaska native are 0.4%, Asian makes up 1.4%, Filipino 0.7%, and Hispanic or Latino are 27.3%. Added together, everyone but the whites total 32.9% of the student population at Tehachapi High School. When looking at the percentages we see that THS isn’t very diverse in ethnicity/race. Due to the school not being very diverse, the school does well overall in test scores, but looking at the breakdown of race/ethnicity and test scores, we see a polarity. Looking …show more content…
At Tehachapi High School, the school buildings re new and well-maintained. The buildings do not have major repairs that are needed unlike other schools. At some of the other schools I’ve attended, The O’Farrell Charter School for example, had cabinets that did not work, windows that were broken, and sometimes plumbing issues. Tehachapi High School didn’t have these problems. This is also due to the way students and the teachers take care of the school. At The O’Farrell Charter School, students would attempt to break school property, and in general did not have any respect for the school. Unlike The O’Farrell Charter School, Tehachapi High School, the students and teachers did not attempt to damage the school or school