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Chatsworth High School is a public secondary school

Secondary school

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located in Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley

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of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, California

California

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, U.S.

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As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3183 students and 117.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 27.0.
The campus was built with one story buildings around a central quad as land was inexpensive and an open, outdoor feeling was consistent with the area.