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: HARLINGEN ISD                  Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 031903                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  14
                                                                 |------------ 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%    56.9%    68.4%    62.5%    65.1%    87.8%    83.3%    59.8%    20.8%    51.9%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     1.5%     2.8%     6.3%     1.6%     9.5%     0.0%     1.7%     0.0%     1.3%
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    77.7%    88.1%    73.3%    87.1%    96.5%    83.3%    83.4%    50.9%    74.6%
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    37.5%    49.1%    40.0%    44.9%    74.1%    66.7%    38.7%    15.1%    42.4%
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    64.8%    74.5%    75.0%    71.8%    88.3%    83.3%    65.8%    30.2%    50.0%
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     2.5%     4.7%     6.3%     3.0%    14.5%     0.0%     2.3%     0.0%     1.7%
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    83.5%    88.5%    87.5%    87.0%    97.3%    83.3%    86.7%    54.7%    78.4%
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    27.1%    33.0%    31.3%    29.6%    51.4%    33.3%    26.3%     9.4%    27.0%
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
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    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    42.7%    50.0%    45.5%    46.7%    69.3%      *      39.8%    26.1%    21.9%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     1.5%     1.8%     9.1%     1.8%     1.3%      *       1.3%     4.3%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    59.8%    65.9%    45.5%    63.5%    82.0%      *      58.0%    34.8%    40.5%
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    25.4%    32.6%    36.4%    28.3%    55.3%      *      22.8%    17.4%    14.9%
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    76.9%    88.5%   100.0%    87.6%    92.6%      *      86.1%    78.3%    68.5%
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     3.8%     5.2%    18.2%     5.2%     4.1%      *       4.8%     4.3%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    53.2%    59.0%    54.5%    55.5%    79.1%      *      51.0%    52.2%    30.0%
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    11.4%    14.6%     9.1%    12.5%    26.1%      *       9.4%    13.0%     3.8%
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    34.1%    40.2%      *      35.8%    62.8%      *      28.7%     4.2%     2.4%
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     0.7%     1.9%      *       0.7%     7.7%      *       0.4%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    45.3%    55.5%      *      50.4%    81.4%      *      44.5%     4.3%    25.0%
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    11.1%    17.8%      *      13.7%    38.5%      *      10.8%     0.0%     7.7%
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    64.9%    65.4%      *      63.3%    76.1%      *      60.0%     8.7%    24.5%
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     2.8%     3.1%      *       1.4%    12.3%      *       1.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    50.9%    58.3%      *      53.3%    83.2%      *      47.1%    12.5%    10.8%
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%     8.4%    13.1%      *       9.0%    34.2%      *       7.4%     0.0%     0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    33.7%    28.9%      *      24.6%    55.4%      *      21.5%     0.0%     0.0%
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     0.7%     0.9%      *       0.5%     2.7%      *       0.2%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    67.6%    68.4%      *      64.2%    93.0%      *      59.6%    10.3%    20.4%
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    14.9%    18.6%      *      14.1%    44.9%      *      12.2%     0.0%     2.0%
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    57.6%    45.2%      *      41.4%    65.9%      -      38.7%    10.5%     3.9%
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     2.1%     2.0%      *       1.5%     4.9%      -       0.8%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    43.8%    41.5%      *      36.5%    71.4%      *      31.9%     7.9%     4.1%
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%     5.6%     5.6%      *       3.6%    17.8%      *       2.5%     0.0%     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: HARLINGEN ISD                  Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 031903                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  14
                                                                 |------------ Ethnic ------------|
Indicator:
__________
                                                                 African                              Economic         Special
                                        State   Group  District  American  Hispanic  White    Other   Disadv.    LEP   Education
                                        _____   _____  ________  ________  ________  _____    _____   _______    ___   _________
  TAAS Exit  (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                65.7%    54.7%    58.7%    28.6%    54.4%    79.2%    50.0%    50.8%    18.2%     0.0%
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     0.6%     0.6%     0.0%     0.6%     0.7%     0.0%     0.3%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    83.1%    82.8%    71.4%    80.1%    95.1%    75.0%    77.3%    45.5%    60.0%
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    23.9%    25.9%    14.3%    21.7%    43.8%    37.5%    16.8%     0.0%     0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    75.2%    78.2%    42.9%    75.5%    91.6%    75.0%    73.0%    27.3%    20.0%
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     1.2%     1.6%     0.0%     1.3%     2.8%     0.0%     0.7%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    65.4%    70.0%    57.1%    66.3%    86.6%    62.5%    63.7%    45.5%    20.0%
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    11.9%    14.7%     0.0%    11.1%    31.0%    12.5%    11.4%     0.0%     0.0%
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    95.6%    97.1%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     6.0%    11.4%     0.0%    12.0%     9.4%     0.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     7.0%    15.2%    13.5%    15.3%    15.1%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     2.8%     7.1%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Expected Graduation Rate
  ________________________              98.9%   100.0%    97.5%   100.0%    96.9%    99.3%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Graduates to Receive
  ______________________
  Advanced Seal on Transcript
  ___________________________           26.7%    25.7%    52.2%    33.3%    47.4%    70.3%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      805      814       *       778      859      888      n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    14.1%    19.8%      *      14.6%    27.0%    20.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        40.0%    30.6%    37.9%      *      28.3%    64.5%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      827      823       *       781      890      794      n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    16.9%    21.9%      *      13.6%    33.3%    25.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        38.3%    27.7%    38.0%    25.0%    29.0%    60.0%      ?       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     17.9     18.6       *      18.0     20.3       *       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 25                15.3%     5.6%     7.9%      *       4.2%    17.0%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        26.6%    27.6%    29.7%      *      25.8%    34.2%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    55.0%    63.6%      *      53.5%    86.4%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
 
 
     District Name: HARLINGEN 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: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 031903                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 14                                                                            Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                        14,863          n/a               516,529           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                               25         0.2%                  0.2%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                       601         4.0%                  3.6%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                           971         6.5%                  7.3%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                         6,925        46.6%                 47.5%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                         2,340        15.7%                 15.0%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                        4,001        26.9%                 26.4%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                2,321        15.6%                 14.6%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                            12,408        83.5%                 77.5%               33.9%
              African American                                        96         0.6%                  7.3%               14.4%
              Other                                                   38         0.3%                  0.5%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                    888        18.8% (a)             19.4% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                8,343        56.1%                 65.6%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                          1,061         7.1%                 22.0%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                        199        5,796       55,159           20.9         20.7        20.4
         Secondary: English                              275        9,907       67,224           20.0         20.3        20.1
                    Foreign Language                      49        1,874       12,935           22.7         22.2        20.6
                    Mathematics                          174        6,610       45,021           22.3         21.2        20.7
                    Science                              200        6,857       47,382           20.8         20.6        20.9
                    Social Studies                       210        7,422       53,438           22.1         22.3        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $1.060                $1.087              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $0.677                $0.821              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.286                $0.230              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $0.963                $1.051              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                 $1,175,686,127       $45,263,279,603    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                 $79,101               $87,630            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       40.9%                 39.8%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                    50.9%                 51.4%               41.5%
                 Land                                                            6.8%                  6.2%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                       -                   2.1%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           1.4%                  0.6%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
 
 
     District Name: HARLINGEN 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: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 031903                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 14                                                                            Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                              $57,762,491        $2,083,857,284     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $3,886                $4,034              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    19.1%                 22.3%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    4.1%                  3.0%                5.0%
                   State                                                        64.2%                 62.6%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                      12.5%                 12.1%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                          $57,930,521        $2,097,511,255     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $3,898                $4,061              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  53.7%                 54.2%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                  2.4%                  2.6%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         3.8%                  4.6%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        2.6%                  4.2%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       5.2%                  6.3%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                               11.2%                  9.5%               10.0%
                   Other                                                        10.5%                  9.8%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                  6.3%                  5.3%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                4.3%                  3.1%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                            0.1%                  0.4%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      72.4%                 76.5%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              17.1%                 15.0%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                  10.6%                  8.4%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                      $51,779,475        $1,912,711,344     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $3,484                $3,703              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                        $31,110,405        $1,136,606,281      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $2,093                $2,200              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                          $0            $4,574,589         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                              $6,008,289          $121,356,410      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                               $70,410              $438,748          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0            $1,354,088          $4,712,199
 
 
     District Name: HARLINGEN 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: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 031903                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 14                                                                            Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                       913.8        57.7%                 59.4%               62.6%
              Teachers                                             768.2        48.5%                 49.8%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                  88.6         5.6%                  5.6%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                 31.0         2.0%                  2.5%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                26.0         1.6%                  1.4%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                        212.3        13.4%                 10.2%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                          457.1        28.9%                 30.4%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                       1,583.3          n/a              60,702.8           390,203.5
              White Male                                           152.9         9.7%                  8.2%               14.8%
              White Female                                         462.4        29.2%                 24.6%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                        312.3        19.7%                 18.8%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                      648.7        41.0%                 41.0%               14.6%
              African American Male                                  3.0         0.2%                  1.8%                3.0%
              African American Female                                3.0         0.2%                  5.2%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             0.0           -                   0.2%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           1.0         0.1%                  0.3%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              7.0         0.9%                  1.2%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                            586.1        76.3%                 73.4%               67.5%
              Masters                                              173.1        22.5%                 25.1%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              1.0         0.1%                  0.2%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                    32.9         4.3%                  6.5%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                 309.4        40.3%                 25.5%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                184.4        24.0%                 20.3%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                               212.1        27.6%                 34.1%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                              29.5         3.8%                 13.6%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a        19.3                  17.1                16.4
 
 
     District Name: HARLINGEN 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: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 031903                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 14                                                                            Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                           8.0                  11.0                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                             7.6                   8.2                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $20,414               $20,006             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $25,379               $22,532             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $28,079               $25,506             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $30,845               $29,739             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $33,454               $33,631             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $27,633               $26,938             $26,840
              Professional Support                                             $33,561               $33,474             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $42,900               $42,092             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $40,653               $46,153             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              4                   181               1,718
              Emergency                                                              9                   447               2,685
              Other                                                                 25                   854               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                         32                 1,147               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                        384                 9,662              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                        272                14,657              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                 289                10,405              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                155                 7,524              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             12.6%                 11.3%               12.9%
 
 
                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
 
 
     District Name: HARLINGEN 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: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 031903                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 14                                                                            Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                    1,542        10.4%                  8.5%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                 1,649        11.1%                 12.1%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                              1,061         7.1%                 20.1%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                        1,173         7.9%                  5.7%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                    533.6        69.5%                 63.5%               72.1%
              Special Education                                     67.5         8.8%                  8.5%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                30.3         3.9%                  6.1%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                  27.2         3.5%                  3.7%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                               60.3         7.9%                 14.7%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                         39.3         5.1%                  2.2%                2.1%
              Other                                                 10.0         1.3%                  1.3%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                              $20,304,710        65.2%                 62.9%               70.9%
              Special Education                               $3,824,214        12.3%                 10.4%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                          $5,831,914        18.7%                 16.6%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                              $928,367         3.0%                  3.8%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                           $246,050         0.8%                  4.5%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                      $19,180         0.1%                  1.7%                1.7%
              Other                                                 $480           -                     -                 0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   0.0                 0.0                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                 0.0                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      0.0                 8.2                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                              $0          $1,218,240          $83,686,083
                Local                                                               $0                  $0          $10,746,778
                State                                                               $0            $913,137          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                             $0            $305,103          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                          $0          $2,379,465         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                           $0          $2,374,465          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                       $0              $5,000           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                                  $0          $1,905,415          $55,663,349
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