T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                                  Section I-1
District Name: PALESTINE ISD                  Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 001907                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  9
                                                                 |------------ Ethnic ------------|
Indicator:
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                                                                 African                              Economic         Special
                                        State   Group  District  American  Hispanic  White    Other   Disadv.    LEP   Education
                                        _____   _____  ________  ________  ________  _____    _____   _______    ___   _________
  TAAS Grd. 3 (Int. Std. 65%)
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    All Tests  % Passing                64.9%    71.0%    43.6%    16.0%    38.2%    56.8%      *      30.8%     0.0%    20.0%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     3.4%     0.4%     0.0%     0.0%     0.6%      *       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    89.4%    76.2%    66.7%    62.5%    83.1%      *      65.6%    33.3%    25.0%
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    52.8%    38.7%    20.0%    15.6%    52.5%      *      19.8%     0.0%     0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    77.9%    52.0%    28.0%    54.5%    62.1%      *      43.2%    16.7%     0.0%
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     5.6%     1.1%     0.0%     0.0%     1.9%      *       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    91.4%    70.1%    44.6%    58.8%    84.2%      *      55.7%    33.3%    50.0%
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    37.9%    17.9%     9.5%     2.9%    25.3%      *       6.9%     0.0%     0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    55.4%    37.0%    15.4%    25.0%    52.2%      *      20.8%      *      12.5%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     2.7%     1.7%     0.0%     0.0%     3.2%      *       0.8%      *       0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    71.9%    63.2%    39.6%    61.5%    77.3%      *      52.9%      *      20.0%
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    37.8%    32.6%    15.4%    28.2%    43.5%      *      20.2%      *       0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    82.9%    69.1%    60.0%    66.7%    75.0%      *      61.3%      *      20.0%
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     6.8%     3.5%     0.0%     0.0%     6.6%      *       0.8%      *       0.0%
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    63.7%    41.1%    16.5%    35.0%    56.9%      *      24.4%      *      25.0%
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    17.6%    11.6%     2.2%     5.0%    19.0%      *       5.9%      *       0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    48.5%    43.6%    21.3%    35.3%    56.4%      -      20.7%     0.0%    15.8%
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     2.2%     2.7%     0.0%     2.9%     4.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    63.9%    57.1%    40.0%    45.2%    68.0%      -      36.7%     0.0%    35.3%
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    20.9%    20.1%     8.0%     9.7%    27.9%      -       7.6%     0.0%    11.8%
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    76.4%    66.5%    50.7%    60.6%    75.7%      -      46.9%    25.0%    40.0%
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     4.8%     3.9%     1.3%     3.0%     5.4%      -       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    65.8%    58.0%    36.0%    58.8%    69.0%      -      34.6%    25.0%    38.9%
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%    15.9%    13.3%     2.7%     5.9%    20.7%      -       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    53.2%    49.8%    27.6%    40.0%    63.6%      *      41.2%    37.5%    15.0%
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     1.5%     2.3%     0.0%     0.0%     3.5%      *       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    81.6%    83.9%    69.3%    82.8%    92.1%      *      75.8%    57.1%    47.4%
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    30.5%    31.4%    14.7%     6.9%    44.6%      *      18.2%     0.0%    10.5%
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    72.0%    65.8%    48.0%    53.3%    77.1%      *      52.9%    37.5%    21.1%
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     4.0%     4.7%     0.0%     3.3%     7.1%      *       2.9%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    63.8%    57.8%    32.9%    55.2%    69.7%      *      44.1%    50.0%    20.0%
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%    10.9%    16.4%     1.4%    10.3%    23.9%      *       5.9%    12.5%     0.0%
 
                                           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                                  Section I-2
District Name: PALESTINE ISD                  Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 001907                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  9
                                                                 |------------ Ethnic ------------|
Indicator:
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                                                                 African                              Economic         Special
                                        State   Group  District  American  Hispanic  White    Other   Disadv.    LEP   Education
                                        _____   _____  ________  ________  ________  _____    _____   _______    ___   _________
  TAAS Exit  (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                65.7%    70.1%    66.5%    54.1%    66.7%    69.8%      *      44.4%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     1.3%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%      *       0.0%      *        *
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    90.8%    92.7%    89.2%    77.8%    96.2%      *      88.9%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    36.2%    40.2%    24.3%    33.3%    47.2%      *      22.2%      *        *
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    85.2%    78.0%    75.7%    83.3%    77.4%      *      77.8%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     3.3%     1.8%     0.0%     5.6%     1.9%      *       0.0%      *        *
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    78.3%    80.4%    64.9%    77.8%    85.7%      *      77.8%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    18.1%     9.2%     2.7%    16.7%     9.5%      *      11.1%      *        *
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    95.8%    95.8%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     3.4%     7.1%     5.4%     8.8%     7.7%     0.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     4.6%     6.1%     4.4%     4.4%     7.1%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     2.9%     4.7%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Expected Graduation Rate
  ________________________              98.9%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Graduates to Receive
  ______________________
  Advanced Seal on Transcript
  ___________________________           26.7%    31.1%    36.8%    16.3%    35.7%    43.5%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      876      857      645       *       915       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    26.8%    28.6%     9.1%      *      34.5%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        40.0%    39.8%    36.8%    19.3%    20.0%    38.7%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      875      833      664       *       850       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    25.3%    19.7%     0.0%      *      18.9%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        38.3%    37.7%    30.2%    12.0%    25.0%    35.6%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     20.5     18.9       *        -      20.5       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 25                15.3%    19.1%     5.6%      *        -       7.7%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        26.6%    24.4%     8.6%     7.0%     0.0%     9.2%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    71.7%    58.3%    33.3%      *      78.6%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
 
 
     District Name: PALESTINE ISD           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 1
     County Name: ANDERSON                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 001907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 9                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                         3,881          n/a               290,634           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                                8         0.2%                  0.4%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                        39         1.0%                  1.6%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                           319         8.2%                  7.6%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                         1,975        50.9%                 49.0%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                           624        16.1%                 15.2%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                          916        23.6%                 26.1%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                2,177        56.1%                 73.7%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                               477        12.3%                 12.8%               33.9%
              African American                                     1,207        31.1%                 12.3%               14.4%
              Other                                                   20         0.5%                  1.3%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                    223        18.8% (a)             25.0% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                1,492        38.4%                 25.3%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                            121         3.1%                  1.8%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                         74        5,231       55,159           19.4         21.2        20.4
         Secondary: English                               89        6,081       67,224           23.6         21.1        20.1
                    Foreign Language                       9        1,067       12,935           20.8         21.0        20.6
                    Mathematics                           48        3,771       45,021           22.7         22.2        20.7
                    Science                               53        4,098       47,382           22.2         22.3        20.9
                    Social Studies                        60        4,538       53,438           23.5         22.8        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $1.174                $1.206              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $0.870                $0.919              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.304                $0.262              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $1.175                $1.181              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                   $461,485,121       $39,637,404,421    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                $118,908              $136,383            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       38.9%                 33.1%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                    42.8%                 50.3%               41.5%
                 Land                                                           16.3%                 13.9%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                     1.1%                  2.0%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           0.8%                  0.7%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
 
 
     District Name: PALESTINE ISD           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 2
     County Name: ANDERSON                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 001907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 9                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                              $15,932,134        $1,103,751,935     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $4,105                $3,798              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    33.3%                 42.0%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    3.4%                  5.7%                5.0%
                   State                                                        55.8%                 47.0%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                       7.5%                  5.4%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                          $16,667,755        $1,121,358,967     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $4,295                $3,858              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  49.9%                 50.8%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                  2.0%                  1.7%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         4.7%                  4.6%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        5.7%                  4.9%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       4.3%                  4.8%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                               11.2%                 10.0%               10.0%
                   Other                                                        11.2%                 10.5%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                  8.7%                  9.9%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                2.2%                  2.6%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                            0.1%                  0.2%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      70.6%                 70.7%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              18.6%                 16.8%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                  10.9%                 12.6%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                      $14,845,680          $978,007,460     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $3,825                $3,365              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                         $8,322,977          $569,099,718      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $2,145                $1,958              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                          $0            $1,667,320         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                                      $0           $33,355,543      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                                    $0              $464,847          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0              $247,313          $4,712,199
 
 
     District Name: PALESTINE ISD           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 3
     County Name: ANDERSON                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 001907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 9                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                       303.3        59.6%                 63.2%               62.6%
              Teachers                                             260.3        51.2%                 53.7%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                  19.0         3.7%                  5.2%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                 15.0         2.9%                  2.7%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                 9.0         1.8%                  1.6%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                         48.9         9.6%                  7.3%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                          156.5        30.8%                 29.5%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                         508.8          n/a              32,070.7           390,203.5
              White Male                                            80.4        15.8%                 16.8%               14.8%
              White Female                                         306.1        60.2%                 68.7%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                          3.2         0.6%                  1.6%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                       12.2         2.4%                  4.3%               14.6%
              African American Male                                 34.0         6.7%                  2.2%                3.0%
              African American Female                               72.9        14.3%                  5.9%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             0.0           -                   0.1%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           0.0           -                   0.3%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              3.0         1.1%                  0.9%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                            176.0        67.6%                 70.1%               67.5%
              Masters                                               81.3        31.2%                 28.7%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              0.0           -                   0.2%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                    18.0         6.9%                  5.7%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                  62.8        24.1%                 25.1%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                 51.0        19.6%                 21.8%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                                81.6        31.3%                 33.4%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                              47.0        18.1%                 13.9%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a        14.9                  16.9                16.4
 
 
     District Name: PALESTINE ISD           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 4
     County Name: ANDERSON                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 001907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 9                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                          12.0                  11.1                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                             7.8                   6.9                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $18,000               $19,402             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $20,558               $21,551             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $23,828               $24,683             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $26,876               $27,882             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $29,801               $31,420             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $24,670               $25,602             $26,840
              Professional Support                                             $28,577               $30,313             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $37,108               $39,901             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $45,310               $46,691             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              0                   123               1,718
              Emergency                                                             12                   199               2,685
              Other                                                                  1                   316               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                         12                   448               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                        153                 5,695              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                         63                 8,703              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                  95                 7,125              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                 37                 3,220              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             16.5%                 13.8%               12.9%
 
 
                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
 
 
     District Name: PALESTINE ISD           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 5
     County Name: ANDERSON                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 001907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 9                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                      372         9.6%                  9.9%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                   848        21.9%                 12.7%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                109         2.8%                  1.7%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          532        13.7%                  6.9%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                    186.0        71.5%                 76.2%               72.1%
              Special Education                                     24.5         9.4%                  9.0%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                17.2         6.6%                  6.2%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                  19.2         7.4%                  4.4%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                5.0         1.9%                  1.1%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          3.4         1.3%                  1.8%                2.1%
              Other                                                  5.1         1.9%                  1.4%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                               $5,673,707        68.2%                 74.3%               70.9%
              Special Education                               $1,008,819        12.1%                 11.1%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                            $786,103         9.4%                  7.2%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                              $573,461         6.9%                  4.8%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                           $171,527         2.1%                  0.6%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                     $103,220         1.2%                  1.7%                1.7%
              Other                                               $6,140         0.1%                  0.3%                0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   1.0                 8.5                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                 0.0                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      0.0                30.7                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                         $45,945          $8,726,014          $83,686,083
                Local                                                               $0            $992,032          $10,746,778
                State                                                          $21,562          $3,240,099          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                        $24,383          $4,493,883          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                     $45,945         $10,992,140         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                      $45,945         $10,387,947          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                       $0            $604,193           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                             $29,894          $7,085,132          $55,663,349
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