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Family Life Center

365 Kuck Lane, Petaluma, CA, 94952-0949 -

School Notes Overview:

Founded in 1978, Family Life Center is a truly exceptional residential treatment program and private school. Integrating state-of-the-art treatment and educational programs in a nurturing family environment, Family Life Center has achieved a distinctive “Learning Community”. Family Life Center offers a rare opportunity for children to transform dysfunctional and destructive patterns into positive, self-sustaining values that encourage a healthy, balanced way of life. Our program is designed to teach students to integrate and ground important life decisions in core values such as love, joy, compassion, and equanimity. Students are guided by highly professional staff who embody and model the same standards of behavior, depth of caring, and interpersonal skills to which the students are held. An ongoing comprehensive staff training and development program emphasizing the value of learning is integral to our success with children....

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School Overview:

	Family Life Center
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 8 - 12
County	Sonoma County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	47 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	23%	41%
Students by Grade
	Grade 8 - 1 students
	Grade 9 - 8 students
	Grade 10 - 15 students
	Grade 11 - 15 students
	Grade 12 - 8 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	8 teachers
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	235 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	5 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Founded in 1978, Family Life Center is a truly exceptional residential treatment program and private school. Integrating state-of-the-art treatment and educational programs in a nurturing family environment, Family Life Center has achieved a distinctive “Learning Community”. Family Life Center offers a rare opportunity for children to transform dysfunctional and destructive patterns into positive, self-sustaining values that encourage a healthy, balanced way of life. Our program is designed to teach students to integrate and ground important life decisions in core values such as love, joy, compassion, and equanimity. Students are guided by highly professional staff who embody and model the same standards of behavior, depth of caring, and interpersonal skills to which the students are held. An ongoing comprehensive staff training and development program emphasizing the value of learning is integral to our success with children.
Profile last updated: 01/22/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (94952)	School Zip (94952)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	31,917 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	39%	32%
Population Average Age	38 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$56,934	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.2 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	48 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	61% / 39%	55% / 45%