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: RUSK ISD                       Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 037907                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  5
                                                                 |------------ Ethnic ------------|
Indicator:
__________
                                                                 African                              Economic         Special
                                        State   Group  District  American  Hispanic  White    Other   Disadv.    LEP   Education
                                        _____   _____  ________  ________  ________  _____    _____   _______    ___   _________
  TAAS Grd. 3 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                64.9%    67.2%    65.2%    50.0%      *      69.0%      -      51.9%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     2.1%     5.2%     4.2%      *       4.6%      -       3.8%      *        *
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    87.1%    78.3%    62.5%      *      82.8%      -      69.2%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    51.2%    47.0%    33.3%      *      50.6%      -      38.5%      *        *
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    73.8%    68.7%    58.3%      *      71.3%      -      59.6%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     3.6%     7.0%     4.2%      *       6.9%      -       5.8%      *        *
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    88.9%    85.0%    65.2%      *      89.5%      -      74.0%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    33.7%    37.2%    17.4%      *      43.0%      -      24.0%      *        *
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    55.2%    48.8%    16.7%      *      57.0%      *      36.4%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     1.9%     1.7%     0.0%      *       2.2%      *       0.0%      *        *
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    73.3%    63.6%    50.0%      *      67.7%      *      54.5%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    35.7%    26.4%     4.2%      *      31.2%      *      20.0%      *        *
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    82.6%    78.5%    58.3%      *      83.9%      *      74.5%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     5.1%     1.7%     0.0%      *       2.2%      *       0.0%      *        *
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    63.7%    62.0%    33.3%      *      68.8%      *      47.3%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    17.6%    14.9%     0.0%      *      19.4%      *       3.6%      *        *
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    51.5%    51.7%    20.0%    16.7%    60.2%      *      26.7%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     1.6%     2.5%     0.0%     0.0%     2.2%      *       0.0%      *        *
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    65.7%    60.0%    30.0%    16.7%    68.8%      *      33.3%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    22.5%    25.8%    15.0%     0.0%    29.0%      *      13.3%      *        *
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    77.9%    74.2%    45.0%    66.7%    80.6%      *      60.0%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     5.0%     5.0%     0.0%     0.0%     5.4%      *       0.0%      *        *
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    66.7%    65.5%    35.0%    16.7%    75.0%      *      46.7%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%    15.5%    20.2%     5.0%     0.0%    23.9%      *       2.2%      *        *
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    55.7%    51.7%    33.3%    33.3%    56.8%      *      40.6%      *        -
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     1.2%     2.5%     0.0%     0.0%     3.2%      *       0.0%      *        -
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    84.3%    77.6%    66.7%    50.0%    81.7%      *      61.3%      *        -
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    31.5%    25.0%     6.7%     0.0%    30.1%      *       6.5%      *        -
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    73.1%    66.4%    57.1%    50.0%    68.1%      *      58.1%      *        -
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     3.3%     6.0%    14.3%    16.7%     4.3%      *       9.7%      *        -
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    66.2%    60.3%    40.0%    33.3%    66.7%      *      48.4%      *        -
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%     9.8%    12.1%     6.7%     0.0%    14.0%      *       6.5%      *        -
 
                                           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: RUSK ISD                       Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 037907                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  5
                                                                 |------------ 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%    69.1%    66.3%    50.0%      *      69.3%      *      50.0%      -        -
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     1.1%     0.0%     0.0%      *       0.0%      *       0.0%      -        -
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    91.5%    92.6%    85.7%      *      94.7%      *      80.0%      -        -
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    36.2%    41.5%    28.6%      *      45.3%      *      10.0%      -        -
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    85.4%    83.2%    71.4%      *      84.0%      *      75.0%      -        -
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     2.9%     0.0%     0.0%      *       0.0%      *       0.0%      -        -
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    78.7%    81.5%    76.9%      *      82.4%      *      76.5%      -        -
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    16.9%    26.1%     0.0%      *      31.1%      *       0.0%      -        -
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    96.3%    95.6%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     2.4%     2.6%     0.9%     0.0%     3.1%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     3.1%     2.2%     2.2%      -       2.3%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     2.5%     2.2%     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%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Graduates to Receive
  ______________________
  Advanced Seal on Transcript
  ___________________________           26.7%    25.7%    28.6%    37.5%      *      28.4%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      859      838      642       *       890       *       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    20.2%    28.1%    20.0%      *      32.0%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        40.0%    29.8%    30.8%    38.5%      *      28.7%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      853      822       -        -       828       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    20.0%    20.0%      -        -      20.8%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        38.3%    28.7%    28.7%     0.0%      -      30.4%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     19.6     21.1       *        -      22.7       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 25                15.3%    12.5%    27.8%      *        -      35.7%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        26.6%    25.0%    17.3%    15.4%      *      16.1%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    66.7%    55.6%      *        *      83.3%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
 
 
     District Name: RUSK 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: CHEROKEE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 037907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                         1,676          n/a               161,858           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                                7         0.4%                  0.3%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                         0           -                   1.3%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                           130         7.8%                  7.5%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                           827        49.3%                 48.8%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                           275        16.4%                 15.3%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                          437        26.1%                 26.7%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                1,298        77.4%                 82.4%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                                70         4.2%                  8.7%               33.9%
              African American                                       296        17.7%                  8.3%               14.4%
              Other                                                   12         0.7%                  0.6%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                    136        23.9% (a)             23.6% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                  579        34.5%                 26.1%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                             27         1.6%                  1.3%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                         39        2,611       55,159           21.5         20.8        20.4
         Secondary: English                               21        3,827       67,224           20.0         19.4        20.1
                    Foreign Language                       6          616       12,935           19.2         18.7        20.6
                    Mathematics                           19        2,571       45,021           18.8         19.3        20.7
                    Science                               20        2,811       47,382           18.7         20.2        20.9
                    Social Studies                        27        3,160       53,438           20.1         20.6        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $1.100                $1.131              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $0.882                $0.872              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.297                $0.261              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $1.179                $1.133              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                   $160,273,718       $18,720,776,186    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                 $95,628              $115,662            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       33.2%                 27.8%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                    31.3%                 41.8%               41.5%
                 Land                                                           30.1%                 22.7%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                     4.5%                  6.7%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           0.9%                  1.0%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
 
 
     District Name: RUSK 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: CHEROKEE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 037907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                               $6,157,478          $614,791,606     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $3,674                $3,798              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    28.2%                 34.0%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    4.4%                  5.9%                5.0%
                   State                                                        60.8%                 55.0%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                       6.7%                  5.1%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                           $6,096,447          $615,575,896     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $3,637                $3,803              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  52.0%                 51.7%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                  0.8%                  0.9%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         4.7%                  4.9%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        7.2%                  5.7%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       3.6%                  3.8%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                                9.0%                  9.0%               10.0%
                   Other                                                        11.9%                 11.7%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                  7.7%                  7.9%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                3.1%                  4.2%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                              -                   0.1%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      67.7%                 69.8%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              21.5%                 18.1%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                  10.8%                 12.1%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                       $5,435,185          $540,508,119     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $3,243                $3,339              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                         $3,168,339          $318,416,785      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $1,890                $1,967              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                    $241,653              $754,477         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                                $291,653           $10,381,402      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                                    $0              $503,609          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0                $5,500          $4,712,199
 
 
     District Name: RUSK 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: CHEROKEE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 037907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                       127.4        64.2%                 64.7%               62.6%
              Teachers                                             104.1        52.5%                 55.7%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                  11.5         5.8%                  4.3%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                  5.8         2.9%                  3.0%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                 6.0         3.0%                  1.7%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                         21.9        11.0%                  8.2%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                           49.2        24.8%                 27.0%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                         198.4          n/a              18,109.6           390,203.5
              White Male                                            45.1        22.7%                 20.7%               14.8%
              White Female                                         139.1        70.1%                 70.8%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                          0.0           -                   0.8%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                        0.0           -                   2.0%               14.6%
              African American Male                                  6.0         3.0%                  1.5%                3.0%
              African American Female                                7.9         4.0%                  4.0%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             0.0           -                   0.1%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           0.0           -                   0.2%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              0.0           -                   0.7%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                             69.8        67.1%                 71.0%               67.5%
              Masters                                               34.2        32.9%                 28.1%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              0.0           -                   0.2%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                     6.0         5.8%                  6.5%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                  28.8        27.7%                 24.6%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                 19.0        18.3%                 22.3%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                                33.2        31.9%                 32.3%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                              17.0        16.3%                 14.3%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a        16.1                  16.1                16.4
 
 
     District Name: RUSK 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: CHEROKEE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 037907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                          11.0                  11.0                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                             7.0                   6.7                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $17,628               $18,562             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $19,510               $20,922             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $22,821               $23,992             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $26,155               $27,220             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $28,798               $30,329             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $23,645               $24,830             $26,840
              Professional Support                                             $31,877               $29,182             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $38,601               $38,754             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $39,734               $45,346             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              0                   153               1,718
              Emergency                                                              3                   199               2,685
              Other                                                                  1                   180               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                          3                   250               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                         53                 3,946              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                         39                 4,564              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                  47                 4,109              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                 20                 1,747              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             12.4%                 14.6%               12.9%
 
 
                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
 
 
     District Name: RUSK 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: CHEROKEE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 037907                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                      145         8.7%                 10.9%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                   300        17.9%                 15.4%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                 27         1.6%                  1.2%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          100         6.0%                  6.8%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                     77.0        73.9%                 76.7%               72.1%
              Special Education                                      6.7         6.4%                  8.4%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                12.6        12.1%                  6.3%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                   4.9         4.7%                  5.2%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                1.1         1.1%                  0.4%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          0.0           -                   1.9%                2.1%
              Other                                                  1.8         1.7%                  1.1%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                               $2,160,386        68.2%                 73.4%               70.9%
              Special Education                                 $248,389         7.8%                 10.0%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                            $461,849        14.6%                  8.5%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                              $266,223         8.4%                  5.6%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                            $20,431         0.6%                  0.3%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                      $11,061         0.3%                  1.8%                1.7%
              Other                                                   $0           -                   0.3%                0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   5.1               123.8                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                41.2                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      7.6               104.4                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                      $1,308,306         $14,619,799          $83,686,083
                Local                                                               $0          $2,459,071          $10,746,778
                State                                                         $409,820          $3,820,921          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                       $898,486          $8,339,807          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                  $1,327,866         $17,882,679         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                   $1,319,996         $17,205,339          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                   $7,870            $677,340           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                            $823,183          $9,536,190          $55,663,349
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