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: SHELDON ISD                    Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 101924                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  11
                                                                 |------------ 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%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                64.9%    71.1%    61.7%    41.5%    66.7%    64.9%      *      56.3%    70.6%    26.7%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     3.0%     1.7%     2.4%     0.0%     2.0%      *       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    89.3%    81.9%    75.6%    83.3%    82.9%      *      81.2%    76.5%    50.0%
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    53.3%    44.1%    31.7%    43.8%    47.3%      *      42.6%    41.2%    15.9%
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    77.6%    70.6%    60.0%    74.5%    71.7%      *      64.7%    70.6%    42.2%
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     4.1%     3.0%     2.5%     0.0%     4.1%      *       2.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    91.4%    85.3%    70.7%    85.4%    89.0%      *      82.4%    94.1%    61.4%
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    36.3%    29.0%     7.3%    18.8%    38.4%      *      22.5%    29.4%    20.5%
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    62.0%    41.5%    26.8%    25.7%    50.3%      *      36.3%     0.0%     7.5%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     4.3%     0.8%     0.0%     0.0%     1.2%      *       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    78.6%    63.6%    57.1%    54.3%    68.7%      *      53.8%    14.3%    13.8%
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    41.8%    23.3%    17.9%    20.0%    25.8%      *      18.7%     0.0%     6.2%
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    85.8%    84.3%    87.5%    82.9%    83.8%      *      78.7%    85.7%    32.8%
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     8.9%     6.3%     8.9%     0.0%     6.9%      *       4.5%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    70.5%    49.6%    39.3%    31.4%    57.1%      *      43.3%    14.3%    10.4%
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    20.5%     8.5%     0.0%     0.0%    12.9%      *       2.2%     0.0%     0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    52.7%    40.1%    23.0%    48.6%    44.1%    50.0%    30.3%      *       0.0%
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     2.8%     2.9%     1.6%     5.7%     2.9%     0.0%     0.0%      *       0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    65.9%    54.7%    41.0%    62.9%    57.7%    66.7%    45.1%      *       5.9%
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    24.5%    15.5%     8.2%    14.3%    17.8%    33.3%    11.3%      *       0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    79.2%    66.8%    57.4%    76.5%    67.7%    83.3%    60.3%      *      17.1%
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     6.5%     6.0%     4.9%     5.9%     6.6%     0.0%     2.7%      *       0.0%
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    70.8%    58.6%    41.0%    65.7%    64.0%    50.0%    42.7%      *       0.0%
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%    20.3%    12.4%     4.9%     8.6%    15.2%    33.3%     4.0%      *       0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    58.3%    57.3%    39.3%    54.8%    63.2%    60.0%    51.4%    14.3%    15.0%
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     2.4%     2.4%     0.0%     2.4%     2.2%    20.0%     1.4%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    83.9%    81.5%    66.1%    76.2%    88.8%    55.6%    74.3%    28.6%    38.9%
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    32.9%    26.9%    14.3%    33.3%    29.6%    22.2%    22.9%     0.0%     5.6%
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    79.6%    84.2%    79.6%    78.6%    86.0%   100.0%    87.7%    57.1%    41.2%
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     5.6%     5.6%     0.0%     2.4%     7.3%    20.0%     1.4%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    67.2%    64.5%    43.6%    59.5%    71.1%    80.0%    56.2%    57.1%    16.7%
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%    14.1%    15.3%     3.6%    14.3%    17.8%    40.0%    13.7%    14.3%     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: SHELDON ISD                    Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 101924                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  11
                                                                 |------------ 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%    71.5%    71.5%    63.6%    55.0%    76.8%      *      62.0%      *        *  
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     2.4%     3.9%     3.0%     0.0%     4.8%      *       2.0%      *        *  
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    91.8%    88.0%    86.2%    75.0%    90.8%      *      84.0%      *        *  
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    39.1%    33.2%    20.0%    25.0%    39.9%      *      24.0%      *        *  
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    87.3%    88.4%    84.6%    85.0%    90.2%      *      85.7%      *        *  
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     4.4%     8.8%     9.2%     0.0%     9.8%      *       6.1%      *        *  
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    82.4%    78.0%    72.7%    55.0%    82.5%      *      72.0%      *        *  
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    21.9%    17.7%    15.2%    15.0%    18.7%      *      10.0%      *        *  
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    96.0%    96.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a 
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     3.5%     6.3%     5.0%     7.8%     6.5%     2.7%     n/a      n/a      n/a 
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     4.2%     5.9%     6.1%     2.7%     6.4%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a 
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     3.2%     2.6%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a 
  Expected Graduation Rate
  ________________________              98.9%   100.0%    97.5%    95.1%   100.0%    97.7%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a 
  % Graduates to Receive
  ______________________
  Advanced Seal on Transcript
  ___________________________           26.7%    18.9%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a 
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      889      822      648      830      891      810      n/a      n/a      n/a 
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    28.1%    16.5%     0.0%    16.7%    23.9%     0.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a 
        % Tested                        40.0%    45.6%    32.4%    52.6%    40.0%    25.3%    55.6%     n/a      n/a      n/a 
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      893      801      685      786      841       -       n/a      n/a      n/a 
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    29.3%    14.9%     0.0%     0.0%    21.7%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a 
        % Tested                        38.3%    42.0%    29.8%    37.1%    15.6%    29.9%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a 
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     20.7     20.2     17.0       *      21.4       *       n/a      n/a      n/a 
        % at or Above 25                15.3%    19.6%    11.6%     0.0%      *      13.6%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a 
        % Tested                        26.6%    23.1%    17.6%    36.8%    13.3%    12.1%    11.1%     n/a      n/a      n/a 
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    74.5%    75.0%      *        *      76.9%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a 


     District Name: SHELDON 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: HARRIS                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 101924                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                         3,971          n/a               175,859           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                                5         0.1%                  0.3%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                        92         2.3%                  1.2%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                           310         7.8%                  7.7%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                         1,875        47.2%                 49.4%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                           598        15.1%                 15.1%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                        1,091        27.5%                 26.2%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                2,572        64.8%                 74.5%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                               533        13.4%                 13.9%               33.9%
              African American                                       796        20.0%                  9.7%               14.4%
              Other                                                   70         1.8%                  1.9%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                    411        31.6% (a)             26.2% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                1,133        28.5%                 20.1%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                            115         2.9%                  2.0%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                         91        3,237       55,159           20.5         20.5        20.4
         Secondary: English                               78        3,930       67,224           23.3         20.6        20.1
                    Foreign Language                      10          747       12,935           22.5         20.2        20.6
                    Mathematics                           58        2,519       45,021           18.4         21.0        20.7
                    Science                               60        2,668       47,382           18.4         20.9        20.9
                    Social Studies                        62        2,938       53,438           23.6         22.0        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $1.120                $1.043              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $0.965                $0.881              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.172                $0.143              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $1.137                $1.024              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                 $1,497,167,965       $53,536,652,577    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                $377,025              $304,429            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       83.8%                 44.3%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                    10.2%                 37.7%               41.5%
                 Land                                                            4.9%                  9.0%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                       -                   8.5%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           1.1%                  0.5%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.


     District Name: SHELDON 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: HARRIS                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 101924                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                              $20,637,273          $772,444,977     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $5,197                $4,392              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    78.9%                 70.3%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    3.7%                  6.1%                5.0%
                   State                                                        15.6%                 19.9%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                       1.8%                  3.7%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                          $22,256,407          $792,898,754     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $5,605                $4,509              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  47.3%                 49.6%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                  2.0%                  1.9%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         4.0%                  4.3%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        4.8%                  5.1%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       4.7%                  5.0%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                               12.2%                 10.8%               10.0%
                   Other                                                        11.5%                  9.7%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                 11.9%                 10.4%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                1.6%                  2.9%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                            0.1%                  0.2%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      68.9%                 69.5%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              17.6%                 17.1%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                  13.4%                 13.4%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                      $19,245,524          $685,051,425     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $4,847                $3,895              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                        $10,530,212          $393,180,807      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $2,652                $2,236              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                     $45,000            $2,558,500         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                              $2,635,000           $72,789,874      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                               $21,010              $139,122          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0               $24,098          $4,712,199


     District Name: SHELDON 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: HARRIS                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 101924                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                       301.9        61.4%                 65.4%               62.6%
              Teachers                                             257.4        52.3%                 55.0%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                  21.1         4.3%                  5.7%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                 14.0         2.8%                  2.8%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                 9.5         1.9%                  1.9%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                         19.6         4.0%                  7.0%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                          170.2        34.6%                 27.6%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                         491.7          n/a              19,611.8           390,203.5
              White Male                                            99.0        20.1%                 18.6%               14.8%
              White Female                                         335.9        68.3%                 68.9%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                          3.0         0.6%                  1.9%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                       21.1         4.3%                  3.9%               14.6%
              African American Male                                  5.0         1.0%                  1.7%                3.0%
              African American Female                               27.7         5.6%                  4.5%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             0.0           -                   0.2%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           0.0           -                   0.3%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              7.5         2.9%                  1.2%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                            169.7        65.9%                 61.8%               67.5%
              Masters                                               80.1        31.1%                 36.5%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              0.0           -                   0.4%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                    17.4         6.8%                  4.5%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                  44.8        17.4%                 21.9%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                 48.5        18.9%                 21.4%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                               105.5        41.0%                 36.0%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                              41.2        16.0%                 16.2%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a        15.4                  16.3                16.4


     District Name: SHELDON 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: HARRIS                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 101924                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                          12.0                  12.0                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                             7.6                   7.5                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $23,173               $20,801             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $25,631               $22,862             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $28,747               $25,503             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $32,987               $29,675             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $36,570               $33,917             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $30,817               $27,582             $26,840
              Professional Support                                             $34,931               $32,032             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $43,784               $43,519             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $59,193               $49,934             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              0                    58               1,718
              Emergency                                                              1                    92               2,685
              Other                                                                  0                   125               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                         11                   197               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                        132                 3,682              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                         78                 5,244              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                 116                 4,689              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                 24                 2,226              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             16.4%                 12.5%               12.9%


                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.


     District Name: SHELDON 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: HARRIS                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 101924                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                      479        12.1%                  9.7%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                   577        14.5%                 13.4%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                108         2.7%                  1.8%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          222         5.6%                  7.5%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                    220.2        85.6%                 79.7%               72.1%
              Special Education                                     14.2         5.5%                  8.6%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                 9.5         3.7%                  3.9%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                   9.4         3.7%                  4.0%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                0.0           -                   0.9%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          4.0         1.6%                  1.5%                2.1%
              Other                                                  0.0           -                   1.4%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                               $7,054,466        66.9%                 76.2%               70.9%
              Special Education                               $1,410,313        13.4%                 10.7%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                          $1,078,164        10.2%                  6.0%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                              $328,001         3.1%                  4.2%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                           $372,502         3.5%                  0.8%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                     $293,679         2.8%                  2.0%                1.7%
              Other                                               $6,877         0.1%                  0.1%                0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   0.0                20.1                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                 1.0                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      0.0                16.3                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                              $0          $2,674,187          $83,686,083
                Local                                                               $0             $87,000          $10,746,778
                State                                                               $0            $960,827          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                             $0          $1,626,360          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                          $0          $4,532,962         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                           $0          $4,398,515          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                       $0            $134,447           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                                  $0          $2,609,334          $55,663,349